Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission reported $26.5 million in revenue and $10.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.67 went to program services, $3.23 to management and general costs and $4.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $564,149 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 492% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.2% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.1% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.1% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.8% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $564,149 | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.44% | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 33.3 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 19 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLasec created the championla program to support previous and upcoming events including super bowl lvi, the college football playoff national championship 2023, the 123rd U.S. Open championship, the 2026 fifa men's world cup and super bowl lxi
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $502,483 | $0 | $61,666 | $564,149 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $305,458 | $0 | $15,774 | $321,232 |
| VP MARKETING, CONTENT & COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $247,460 | $0 | $41,582 | $289,042 |
| VP EVENTS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $254,010 | $0 | $23,522 | $277,532 |
| DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,121 | $0 | $20,832 | $171,953 |
| DIRECTOR, EVENT OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,575 | $0 | $16,196 | $167,771 |
| DIRECTOR, BUSINESS CONNECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,461 | $0 | $9,655 | $166,116 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $911K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b19 · 18 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 514
- Volunteers Part I, line 6155
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LCS MARKETING Sales and strategic marketing services | $118,545 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission totaling $1.1M 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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Every number above is copied from Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission spent in FY2025, $92.67 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission reported that 92.7% of its $10.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.2% to management and general and 4.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $564,149, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission get its money?
Of $26.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 94.1% came from contributions and grants and 3.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4541188 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601339349309070 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521289349301307 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411279349300636 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202342869349302464 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113159349307361 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100649349301305 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4541188: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.