Abundant Housing LA Education Fund

What it reported doing in 2025

California is in the midst of a housing crisis. Decades of resistance to new housing, especially in coastal communities, have resulted in unbearably high rents, worsened inequality, and displacement of low-income residents. Los Angeles County especially needs much more housing, for people of all incomes, near our growing transit system and major employment centers, if we ever hope to reverse these trends. The AHLA Education Fund is committed to education and advocacy on the affordability, livability, and sustainability benefits of more housing. We want lower rents and a more sustainable and prosperous region, where everyone has more choices of where to live and how to pursue their dreams. Density, when well planned, can enhance the social and economic life of the city. We do educational outreach for policies, plans, and individual projects that improve the lives of all. We welcome anyone who shares these goals to join us.Together with Abundant Housing LA, our 501(c)4 partner organization, we are the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) voice for LA County.A small group of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) Angelenos sanctify housing scarcity and stand in the way of more affordable housing for Angelenos. We instead stand for a Los Angeles with abundant housing near good jobs and accessible to convenient, sustainable transit. The Abundant Housing LA Education Fund began as Abundant Housing LA, an all volunteer organization in 2016, and while weve grown over the years and reorganized our two organizations, most of our on-the-ground work is still done by volunteers. Reach out to get involved and join the party!

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96
• Fundraising efficiency: $101.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 22.5% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings