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Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund
Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund reported $13.8 million in revenue and $9.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.70 went to program services, $4.93 to management and general costs and $1.37 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.1% of the total. Government grants made up 22.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $200,000 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.7MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $200,000 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.06% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 26.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe YouthSource Center serves to improve educational and employment opportunities for 14 to 29-year-old South Los Angeles youth and young adults who are unemployed and out of school or at-risk of dropping out of school. The program increases educational and career-based mentoring opportunities by aligning youth and young adults with committed mentors, re-engaging youth in school, developing their vocational life and social skills, improving their academic skills, engaging youth and young adults in work experience, volunteerism and internships and eventually helping youth and young adults…
The Brotherhood Crusade Prevention Program is a comprehensive whole family prevention strategy. Its purpose is to address and minimize the effects of risk factors that contribute most to youth joining gangs, engaging in violence, dropping out of school or engaging in delinquency. The objective of the program is to change attitudes, behaviors and beliefs favoring gang culture and promoting these risk factors to those more aligned with social norms. The Prevention program services approximately 1,250 youth in the Southwest Los Angeles
The Boys, Girls and Young Men and Women of Color Program is a youth development program to help the youth succeed in school and in life by identifying and increasing educational, economic, social and leadership opportunities. The Brotherhood Crusade team mentors and engages youth in weekly programming and activities that improve their academic proficiency, socio-behavioral skills, economic growth and development, build their self-esteem and promote healthy lifestyles. The BYMOC program provides program services to approximately 500 youth
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 40 hrs/week | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 |
| CFO Officer, 40 hrs/week | $140,000 | $0 | $0 | $140,000 |
| EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 40 hrs/week | $140,000 | $0 | $0 | $140,000 |
| EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 40 hrs/week | $127,649 | $0 | $0 | $127,649 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund (Part VII, line 2).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5477
Private foundation grants it received
24 private foundations reported grants to Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund totaling $2.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund spent in 2024, $93.70 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund reported that 93.7% of its $9.7 million in expenses went to program services, 4.9% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $200,000, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund get its money?
Of $13.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.1% came from contributions and grants (including 22.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2543819 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533149349301173 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349326048 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349330296 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349310595 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123209349300322 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2543819: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.