Define American

Analysis

Define American is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Define American reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.9m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $4.2m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Define American sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Rescue Coalition Inc ($4.2m), Frisco Family Services Center ($4.2m) and Uncornered Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $402k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 25 employees.