Alliance for Community Empowerment

Analysis

Alliance for Community Empowerment is a registered charity in United States, based in Canoga Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Alliance for Community Empowerment reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $775k to $3.5m (+345%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Alliance for Community Empowerment 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 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Club of Lynn ($3.4m), Avenues for Youth ($3.5m) and Silver Lining Mentoring Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $308k. It reported 51 employees.