Commmunities Actively Living Independent & Free

Analysis

Commmunities Actively Living Independent & Free is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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 2023, Commmunities Actively Living Independent & Free reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $739k to $2.0m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Commmunities Actively Living Independent & Free 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 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of Orleans Inc ($2.0m), PHS Oakdale Inc ($2.0m) and Firstlink ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $896k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 22 employees.