L Arche Inc

Analysis

L Arche Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 September 2023, L Arche Inc reported income of $5.1m and spending of $4.6m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $5.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, L Arche Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bamberg County Disabilities & Special Needs Board-Fiscal Agent ($5.1m), California Young World a California Corporation ($5.1m) and YWCA Delaware Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. It paid $42k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 83 employees.