Lynden Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Lynden Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynden, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Lynden Heritage Foundation reported income of $209k and spending of $187k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $359k to $209k (-42%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lynden Heritage Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artists Unlimited Inc ($209k), Pacific Anthropomorphics of Washington State ($209k) and Brookline Chorus Inc ($209k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $421k against liabilities of $1,080, net assets of $419k. It reported 3 employees.