Assistance League of Los Angeles

Analysis

Assistance League of Los Angeles is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1938, 88 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 Los Angeles reported income of $5.7m and spending of $6.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $5.7m (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Assistance League of Los Angeles sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopes Door ($5.7m), Crispus Attucks Childrens Center Inc ($5.7m) and Hillcrest Ministries of Midamerica Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $60k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $62.8m against liabilities of $408k, net assets of $62.3m. It reported 42 employees.