L Arche USA

Analysis

L Arche USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 years ago. 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 December 2023, L Arche USA reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.5m (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, L Arche USA sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Piedmont School Inc ($2.5m), Hogar Crea International Inc of USA ($2.5m) and The Airlift-Tanker Association Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $367k, net assets of $890k. It reported 20 employees.

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.