Pacific Living Alternatives

Analysis

Pacific Living Alternatives is a registered charity in United States, based in Sherman Oaks, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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 June 2023, Pacific Living Alternatives reported income of $95k and spending of $91k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $82k to $95k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pacific Living Alternatives sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands Sherwood Food Pantry ($95k), Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection ($95k) and Chedvas Hatorah Inc ($95k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $408k against liabilities of $727k, net assets of -$319k.