Assistance League of Downey

Analysis

Assistance League of Downey is a registered charity in United States, based in Downey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2023, Assistance League of Downey reported income of $319k and spending of $318k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income grew from $125k to $319k (+156%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Assistance League of Downey sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teresian House Foundation Inc ($319k), Plateau Pregnancy Services ($319k) and Intercultural Center for Health Research and Wellness Inc ($319k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $9,152. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 8 employees.