The Community Action League

Analysis

The Community Action League is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmdale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (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, The Community Action League reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $452k to $1.2m (+167%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Community Action League sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selfhelp-United Help Kissena Apts ($1.2m), Childrens Advocacy Center of Hamilton County Inc ($1.2m) and Metropolitan Asian Family Services Inc ($1.2m).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $191k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $137k. It paid $1,195 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0. It reported 3 employees.