Escala Initiative Inc

Analysis

Escala Initiative Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 April 2023, Escala Initiative Inc reported income of $447k and spending of $625k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $328k to $447k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Escala Initiative Inc 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 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aquasol International Inc ($447k), Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation ($447k) and Lammermeier Foundation Inc ($446k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $104k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $104k. It reported 2 employees.