Lauren McCluskey Foundation

Analysis

Lauren McCluskey Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pullman, WA. 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 (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, Lauren McCluskey Foundation reported income of $52k and spending of $229k, spending 443% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $52k (-98%), an average of -87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lauren McCluskey Foundation sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 15th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Child & Family Development Center ($52k), Their Voice of Greater Cincinnati ($52k) and Housing Our Own-Wilmette ($52k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (50% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $5,609, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 2 employees.