Assistance League of San Mateo County

Analysis

Assistance League of San Mateo County is a registered charity in United States, based in San Mateo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1954, 72 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 June 2023, Assistance League of San Mateo County reported income of $281k and spending of $253k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $235k to $281k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Assistance League of San Mateo County sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alpha Womens Center of Barry County ($281k), Monthly Miracles ($281k) and North Dakota Farmers Union Educational Foundation ($281k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $633k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $622k.