L&j Empowerment

Analysis

L&j Empowerment is a registered charity in United States, based in Little Rock, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, L&j Empowerment reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $284k to $1.2m (+312%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, L&j Empowerment sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Academy of Construction ($1.2m), Nurture Nature Center ($1.2m) and Bootstraps Occupational Services ($1.2m).

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 $68k (6.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $167k against liabilities of $376k, net assets of -$209k. It reported 12 employees.