Lydias Mission

Analysis

Lydias Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Dublin, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Lydias Mission reported income of $1.2m and spending of $778k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $364k to $1.2m (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Lydias Mission 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 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Federation of United Nations Associations ($1.2m), Shalom Centre of Africa ($1.2m) and Hanna Project ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $157k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $2,466, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.