Lunous

Analysis

Lunous is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Vernon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Lunous reported income of $107k and spending of $104k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $16k to $107k (+567%), an average of +567% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 567%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lunous sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valentine Foundation Inc ($107k), Woodside Village V Inc ($108k) and Ashmore Homes Inc ($107k).

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 $80k against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $1,497.