Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action

Analysis

Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action reported income of $317k and spending of $628k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $703k to $317k (-55%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Housing Oahu Corporation Elderly Residence ($317k), Operation Christian Love Inc ($317k) and Loretto-Malta Manor Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($317k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.8% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $434k, net assets of $668k. It reported 4 employees.