Bengali Association of Southern California

Analysis

Bengali Association of Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Anaheim Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 years ago. 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, Bengali Association of Southern California reported income of $208k and spending of $240k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $161k to $208k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bengali Association of Southern California sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Artisans Center ($208k), Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation ($208k) and Harry Alan Gregg Foundation ($208k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 72% of the total. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $100k.