East Los Angeles Alcoholism Council

Analysis

East Los Angeles Alcoholism Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, East Los Angeles Alcoholism Council reported income of $560k and spending of $567k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $719k to $560k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Los Angeles Alcoholism Council sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare ($560k), Douglas County Disabilities Coalition Inc ($560k) and Fundacion Pediatrica de Diabetes Inc ($560k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $253k. At year end it held assets of -$34k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of -$91k. It reported 12 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.