Hispanas Organized for Political Equality-California

Analysis

Hispanas Organized for Political Equality-California is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality-California reported income of $4.8m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $4.8m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality-California sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Camps Incorporated ($4.7m), Legal Aid of Arkansas ($4.8m) and Pacific Justice Institute ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.3m against liabilities of $874k, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 22 employees.