Hunger Action Los Angeles

Analysis

Hunger Action Los Angeles is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Hunger Action Los Angeles reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $492k to $1.9m (+288%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hunger Action Los Angeles sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rise Charter School Inc ($1.9m), Hutchinson River Education Foundation Inc ($1.9m) and Tenn-Share ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $260k. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $189k. It reported 19 employees.