Westla Homeless

Analysis

Westla Homeless is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Westla Homeless reported income of $52k and spending of $110k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $188k to $52k (-72%), an average of -72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westla Homeless sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepping Stones Inc ($52k), Joy House Ministries Inc ($52k) and Senior Citizens of Ashland County Inc ($52k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $8,500, net assets of $78k.