Friends of the Los Angeles River

Analysis

Friends of the Los Angeles River is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 July 2023, Friends of the Los Angeles River reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+9.4%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 309%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Los Angeles River 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 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans ($1.6m), Wolf Park Inc ($1.6m) and Southern Waste Information Exchange Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $783k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $829k. It reported 13 employees.