Cancer Support Community Los Angeles

Analysis

Cancer Support Community Los Angeles is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 years ago. 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, Cancer Support Community Los Angeles reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.7m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cancer Support Community Los Angeles sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Round Hill Nursery School Inc ($1.4m), American Movement Foundation ($1.4m) and Tucker Youth Soccer Association ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $759k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 31 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.