Larouche Legacy Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE LAROUCHE LEGACY FOUNDATION IS TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF, AND TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS AND THE MEDIA, ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY WORK OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL ECONOMIST, LYNDON LAROUCHE, JR., AND TO HELP ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL FAMILIARITY WITH HIS WORK AND FURTHER HIS SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN THE FIELDS OF THE PHYSICAL ECONOMY, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, HISTORIOGRAPHY AND THE ROLE OF CLASSICAL CULTURE IN NURTURING AND ENHANCING HUMAN CREATIVITY.
- Income
- $135,518
- Spending
- $111,341
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 10
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3730% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $83,537 spent. IN 2024, THE LAROUCHE LEGACY FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO DEDICATE MOST OF ITS RESOURCES TO THE PRESERVATION AND ARCHIVING OF DIGITAL COPIES OF THE WORKS OF LYNDON LAROUCHE. THIS INCLUDED: VIDEOS - A TOTAL OF 728 VIDEOS AND AUDIOS IN DIFFERENT FORMATS WERE PROFESSIONALLY DIGITIZED AND RETURNED TO LLF, AND THE PROCESS OF CATALOGUING, EDITING, ADDING METADATA, AND SO ON WAS BEGUN. ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER 1,000 OR SO ORIGINAL VIDEOS AND AUDIOS WERE INITIALLY ID'D AND CATALOGUED, IN PREPARATION FOR SENDING THEM OFF FOR DIGITIZATION IN 2025. NEWSPAPERS - THE PROCESS WAS BEGUN OF LOCATING, EDITING AND ADDING METADATA ON THE ARTICLES BY LAROUCHE IN THE 23,000 DIGITIZED PAGES OF VARIOUS NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIGITIZED. MAGAZINES - FINALIZED VERSIONS OF HUNDREDS OF RAW PDFS OF LAROUCHE ARTICLES IN EIR MAGAZINE WERE PREPARED. ARCHIVING - THE GROWING VOLUME OF DIGITIZED MATERIAL WAS COPIED AND SEPARATELY ARCHIVED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, FOR SAFETY REASONS. ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL VIDEOS, AUDIOS, AND PRINTED DOCUMENTS WERE ADDED TO THE LAROUCHE LIBRARY WEBSITE DURING 2024.
- THE LLF DID NOT CARRY OUT ANY CONFERENCES OR EVENTS IN 2024. PLANS WERE DRAWN UP TO PRESENT A FULL PANEL PRESENTATION ON THE ONGOING WORK OF THE LLF AT A SPRING 2025 CONFERENCE OF THE SCHILLER INSTITUTE.
- $3,177 spent. IN 2024, THE LLF PUBLISHED VOL. II OF THE COLLECTED WORKS OF LYNDON LAROUCHE (FOCUSED ON HIS WRITINGS ON CLASSICAL CULTURE), WITH A 500-RUN OF THE 628-PAGE COLLECTOR'S EDITION. DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED ABOUT THE CONTENT OF AN UPCOMING VOL. III OF THE COLLECTED WORKS OF LYNDON LAROUCHE, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON HIS SCIENTIFIC WRITINGS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in March 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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