Our Community LA

Analysis

Our Community LA is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2011, 15 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, Our Community LA reported income of $184k and spending of $171k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $89k to $184k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. 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, Our Community LA sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Sedona Charitable Fund Inc ($184k), Marys Choice ($184k) and Food Bank of Wise County Incorporated ($184k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $142k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $142k. It reported 9 employees.