C S Lewis Foundation

Analysis

C S Lewis Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Redlands, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. 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, C S Lewis Foundation reported income of $245k and spending of $247k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $285k to $245k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, C S Lewis Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakland Progressive Daycare Center Incorporated ($245k), Norfolk & Western Historical Society Inc ($245k) and Society of American Military Engineers ($245k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $800k against liabilities of $134k, net assets of $666k. It reported 5 employees.