Access Counseling Inc

Analysis

Access Counseling Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Access Counseling Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.2m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.7m (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Access Counseling Inc 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Proyecto Nacer Inc ($2.7m), Zion Foundation ($2.7m) and Partners in Care ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $475k against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of -$2.1m. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.