Liga Puertorriquena Contra El Cancer

Analysis

Liga Puertorriquena Contra El Cancer is a registered charity in United States, based in San Juan, PR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Liga Puertorriquena Contra El Cancer reported income of $28.3m and spending of $23.3m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $26.6m to $28.3m (+6.4%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Liga Puertorriquena Contra El Cancer sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nueces County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Community Cente ($28.3m), Winner Regional Healthcare Center ($28.4m) and Sacramento Native American Healthcenter Inc ($28.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.4% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $837k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.5m. At year end it held assets of $46.5m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $42.7m. It reported 251 employees.