Breathe Southern California

Analysis

Breathe Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1940, 86 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 June 2023, Breathe Southern California reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.2m (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Breathe Southern California sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Academy for Jewish Religion ($2.2m), Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc ($2.2m) and Nor-Cal FDC ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 17 employees.