California · Nonprofit
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES (California) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,706,544 to it, the largest being THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION ($322,500). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 44
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $3.2M
What Cancer Support Community Los Angeles does
Mission
To assist people with cancer fight for their recovery
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Support groups for patients and families:support groups for people with cancer and their loved ones provide a unique experience of trust and community in a caring and uplifting environment. All groups are facilitated by licensed psychotherapists. In cscla groups, people affected by cancer find hope, support, and reduce feelings of unwanted isolation and loss of control by sharing with others. Groups take place at city-wide locations for the underserved community and for those who are unable to travel to cscla's main location.
$651,695 spentof which $61,470 as grants51% of program spendingHealthy lifestyle programs (yoga, tai chi, chi gong, strength training):cscla offers healthy lifestyle classes to combat stress and anxiety for those facing cancer or in support of a loved one. Pilates, yoga, t'ai chi and mindfulness are just a few of the offerings that help people manage pain and the side effects of treatment, help strengthen the body, and alleviate anxiety. Family members of those with cancer benefit, too, as these classes are open to all and help caregivers take care of themselves while taking care of their loved ones.
$231,219 spent18% of program spendingShort-term counseling:short-term counseling offers individuals, couples, and families the opportunity to concentrate on cancer-related issues that require more privacy and in-depth discussion. Private counseling sessions can help individuals or couples increase a sense of control through problem-solving and empowerment, decrease feelings of isolation, engender hope, and create a better quality of life.
$244,212 spent19% of program spendingEducational workshops:people with cancer and their families benefit from cscla's educational workshops in which experts in the fields of oncology, psychology, integrative medicine, nutrition, complementary medicine, as well as insurance, law, and finance share their expertise with cscla members. Becoming better informed about cancer empowers patients and their families to create the best quality of life possible.
$74,654 spent6% of program spendingSocial activities:a cancer diagnosis can create isolation for those with cancer and their families. Cscla offers many fun activities that remind people that life does not end with a diagnosis of cancer. Films, potlucks, family activity nights and parties are just a few of our social offerings in which a safe space is created in which adults, children and families impacted by cancer can celebrate life, while enhancing feelings of wellbeing.
$26,024 spent2% of program spendingChildren, teen & family program:cscla offers a clinical program designed for children, teen and families who are impacted by cancer. From improving family communication, coping with uncertainties, fears, and anxieties, and providing a social support network, our child, teen and family (ctf) program helps families cope with the emotional impact of cancer. Both children with cancer and those impacted by cancer in the family are welcome.
$54,327 spent4% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,282,131.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $5.7M to $4.9M (−15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 5% · 2021 24% · 2023 18% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Julia Forth
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Elisabeth Lesser
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 17 funders, grant income rose $73k → $336k.
8 of 44 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 44 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
62% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 34% · 2018 76% · 2019 58% · 2020 20% · 2021 25% · 2022 21% · 2023 22% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
46% of CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 41% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
53% of CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $479k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES?
- CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES (California) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,706,544 to it, the largest being THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION ($322,500). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES have?
- IRS filings report 44 organizations giving $1,706,544 in grants to CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES?
- THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $322,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY LOS ANGELES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 44 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing