El Sereno Land Trust

Analysis

El Sereno Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 December 2023, El Sereno Land Trust reported income of $677k and spending of $349k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $109k to $677k (+519%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 2479%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, El Sereno Land Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robert H Moore Senior Home ($677k), White Oak Foundation Inc ($677k) and Haven of Hope Inc ($677k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 5 employees.