Lay Mission Helpers Association

Analysis

Lay Mission Helpers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Lay Mission Helpers Association reported income of $292k and spending of $513k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $665k to $292k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lay Mission Helpers Association sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Message Foundation Corporation ($292k), Horizonte Ministries ($292k) and Troy Marshall Ministries ($292k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $267k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.