Lewis & Clark Foundation

Analysis

Lewis & Clark Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Falls, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 September 2023, Lewis & Clark Foundation reported income of $282k and spending of $191k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $247k to $282k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lewis & Clark Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamblen County Foundation for Educationalexcellence and ($281k), American Friends of the University of Calgary Inc ($282k) and Rockland Foundation ($281k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $67k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 11 employees.