Los Angeles Community Garden Council

Analysis

Los Angeles Community Garden Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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, Los Angeles Community Garden Council reported income of $1.0m and spending of $680k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $317k to $1.0m (+218%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Los Angeles Community Garden Council sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhode Island Food Policy Council ($1.0m), Sanctuary Collective ($1.0m) and Pybus Market Charitable Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (5.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $9,731, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 1 employees.