Northeast LA Forest School

Analysis

Northeast LA Forest School is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Northeast LA Forest School reported income of $799k and spending of $847k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $686k to $799k (+16%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northeast LA Forest School sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include My Place to Be ($798k), Urban Affairs Association ($799k) and Ace Mentor Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Inc ($798k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $564k. At year end it held assets of $27k against liabilities of $49k, net assets of -$22k. It reported 20 employees.