Locking Arms

Analysis

Locking Arms is a registered charity in United States, based in Brea, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 May 2023, Locking Arms reported income of $312k and spending of $313k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2018 to May 2023, income fell from $359k to $312k (-13%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Locking Arms sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organization of Humanitarian Service for Armenia ($312k), Creole Inc Haiti ($312k) and Friendly Water for the World ($312k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $20k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $20k.