Here Be Lions Inc

Analysis

Here Be Lions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Thompsons STN, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Here Be Lions Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $969k to $3.2m (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Here Be Lions Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restoreokc Inc ($3.2m), Yeshiva Imrei Bina Inc ($3.2m) and Migdal Oz ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $875k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 21 employees.