National Assistance League

Analysis

National Assistance League is a registered charity in United States, based in Burbank, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 May 2024, National Assistance League reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income fell from $1.9m to $1.2m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, National Assistance League sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yakima Rotary Trust ($1.2m), Park Avenue Charitable Fund ($1.2m) and Spiritual Directors International ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $364k. It paid $3,375 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $334k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 6 employees.