Courage California Institute

Analysis

Courage California Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Courage California Institute reported income of $613k and spending of $397k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $366k to $613k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 289%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Courage California Institute sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom CR a Hand Up Ministry ($612k), Hephzibah House Bible Training School & Home of Rest Inc ($613k) and Slippery Fish Initiative Inc ($612k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $314k against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $248k.