Association for Better Living and Education

Analysis

Association for Better Living and Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Association for Better Living and Education reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $4.4m to $1.8m (-58%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Association for Better Living and Education sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Chimbote ($1.8m), Israel Humanitarian Foundation Inc ($1.8m) and Women First Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.9% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $23k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $435k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 23 employees.