Marbeh Tzedakah

Analysis

Marbeh Tzedakah is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Marbeh Tzedakah reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.8m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Marbeh Tzedakah sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project Inc ($2.8m), The Front Door Agency Inc ($2.8m) and Gladden Community House ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $2.5m.