Brown Bag Lady

Analysis

Brown Bag Lady is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Brown Bag Lady reported income of $251k and spending of $279k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $169k to $251k (+49%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brown Bag Lady sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mukwonago Food Pantry ($251k), River City Recovery Ministries ($251k) and Seven Star Horse & Family Center ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80k.