Maria Lida Foundation

Analysis

Maria Lida Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Wabasso, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 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, Maria Lida Foundation reported income of $97k and spending of $91k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $97k (+16%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Maria Lida Foundation sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Arms Ukraine ($97k), Doc Emet Productions Inc ($97k) and Eternal Hope in Haiti Inc ($97k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $59k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $39k.