LA Causa Inc

Analysis

LA Causa Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, LA Causa Inc reported income of $16.3m and spending of $16.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $19.1m to $16.3m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, LA Causa Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Phoenix Urban League Inc ($16.2m), Career Academy of South Bend Inc ($16.3m) and Firmly Planted Family ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $714k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $19.8m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 228 employees.