The Arc Los Angeles and Orange Counties

Analysis

The Arc Los Angeles and Orange Counties is a registered charity in United States, based in Downey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 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 2022, The Arc Los Angeles and Orange Counties reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.8m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income fell from $3.3m to $2.1m (-37%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc Los Angeles and Orange Counties 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 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diversified Abilities ($2.1m), America Family Law Center ($2.1m) and Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.3% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $328k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $211k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 53 employees.