Jeffersons Foundation

Analysis

Jeffersons Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Jeffersons Foundation reported income of $118k and spending of $138k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $118k (+31%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jeffersons Foundation sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foster a Life ($118k), Russian Encouragement Ministries ($118k) and Helping Hands Inc ($118k).

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 $42k (31% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $1,450, net assets of $10k. It reported 1 employees.