LA Mesa First United Methodist Foundation

Analysis

LA Mesa First United Methodist Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, LA Mesa First United Methodist Foundation reported income of $91k and spending of $6,703, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16k to $91k (+482%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, LA Mesa First United Methodist Foundation sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catalina Island Humane Society Inc ($91k), Sturbridge Nursery School Inc ($91k) and Davis-Monthan Thrift Shop ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $627k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $627k.