Lafrontera Center Inc

Analysis

Lafrontera Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Lafrontera Center Inc reported income of $44.3m and spending of $42.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $42.1m to $44.3m (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lafrontera Center Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Guild for Human Services Inc ($44.3m), Feeding Southwest Virginia ($44.4m) and Metropolitan Ministries Inc ($44.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.7m. At year end it held assets of $35.1m against liabilities of $11.9m, net assets of $23.2m. It reported 898 employees.