Assist Agency

Analysis

Assist Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Crowley, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Assist Agency reported income of $774k and spending of $842k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $914k to $774k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Assist Agency 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 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illinois Valley 2010 Community Response Team ($774k), South Memphis Renewal Community Development Corporation ($774k) and Groundwork Indy Inc ($773k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $442k. At year end it held assets of $736k against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $698k. It reported 15 employees.