Assistance League of San Jose

Analysis

Assistance League of San Jose is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2024, Assistance League of San Jose reported income of $238k and spending of $244k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income grew from $235k to $238k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Assistance League of San Jose sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town of Broome Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($238k), Little League Baseball Inc ($238k) and St Vincent Foundation ($238k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $556k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $540k.

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.