Assistance League of San Bernardino

Analysis

Assistance League of San Bernardino is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Bernrdno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Assistance League of San Bernardino reported income of $261k and spending of $361k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $405k to $261k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Assistance League of San Bernardino sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agape Hope ($261k), Caringplace of the Shoals Inc ($261k) and Joshua Community Connectors Inc ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $164k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 3 employees.

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.