Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles

Analysis

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2024, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles reported income of $104k and spending of $510k, spending 490% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2024, income fell from $120k to $104k (-13%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 241% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McLennan 100 Club ($104k), Society of St Vincent de Paul St Patrick Conference ($104k) and Love and Grace Family Resource Ministry ($104k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1,050. At year end it held assets of $231k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $231k.

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.