Lincoln Douglas Society

Analysis

Lincoln Douglas Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Freeport, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1959, 67 years ago. 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, Lincoln Douglas Society reported income of $84k and spending of $15k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $84k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lincoln Douglas Society sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include District 49a Lions Foundation Inc ($84k), Kingfisher Educational Foundation ($84k) and Parent Booster USA Inc ($84k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $150k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $150k.