Lishmor

Analysis

Lishmor is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 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, Lishmor reported income of $245k and spending of $248k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $867k to $245k (-72%), an average of -72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lishmor sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Culinary Coalition ($245k), Mizan Institute ($246k) and Amigos de Mexico ($245k).

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 $84k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $430k against liabilities of $420k, net assets of $10k. It reported 2 employees.