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Luesther T Mertz Charitable Trust

New York, New York · EIN 13-7049014 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · tax-exempt since 1995

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 50.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended November 2024.

Graded against 16,886 philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits with revenue under $100K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.60.3 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.74% of practices74
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.16
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.0% from one source100
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.18.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.81.9%not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Nov 2024Form 990$21K$79K−$58K$395K60.30C
Nov 2023Form 990$200K$1.16M−$955K$453K4.70C
Nov 2022Form 990$2.30M$4.63M−$2.34M$1.41M3.70C
Nov 2021Form 990$2.18M$116.07M−$113.89M$6.00M0.60D
Nov 2020Form 990$6.97M$32.70M−$25.73M$94.33M34.60C
Nov 2019Form 990$21.23M$15.28M$5.95M$117.97M92.60D
Nov 2018Form 990$18.09M$15.01M$3.08M$119.54M95.60C
Nov 2017Form 990$19.06M$15.87M$3.18M$107.28M81.10C
Nov 2016Form 990$19.37M$15.95M$3.43M$104.42M78.60D

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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