Living Through Giving Foundation

Analysis

Living Through Giving Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Living Through Giving Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $255k to $2.0m (+675%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Living Through Giving Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Her Future Coalition Inc ($2.0m), Whosoever Gospel Mission and Res Cue Home Asso of Germantown ($2.0m) and Young Mens Christian Association of Southwest Kansas Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (2.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.