Los Angeles World Affairs Council

Analysis

Los Angeles World Affairs Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Los Angeles World Affairs Council reported income of $850k and spending of $1.3m, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $968k to $850k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Los Angeles World Affairs Council sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% 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 American Task Force on Lebanon Inc ($849k), FFLV USA ($850k) and Afrika Tikkun USA Inc ($846k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $272k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $472k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $548k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 10 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.