L a Prayer Mountain

Analysis

L a Prayer Mountain is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, L a Prayer Mountain reported income of $205k and spending of $161k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $162k to $205k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, L a Prayer Mountain sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elizabeth L Battle Trust for St Philips Church ($205k), Standing Together ($205k) and Anne Arundel Connecting Together Inc ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $339k, net assets of $2.1m.