Aunt Lute Foundation

Analysis

Aunt Lute Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Aunt Lute Foundation reported income of $298k and spending of $217k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $298k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Aunt Lute Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central City Affordable Housing ($298k), Midsummer Musical Retreat Society ($298k) and PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($298k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $344k against liabilities of $4,833, net assets of $340k. It reported 6 employees.