Los Angeles, CA

FRIENDS OF AALA

EIN 27-4630433

Education & Youth Development College Access & Scholarships

Mission

To support and sustain AALA’s student scholarship program for deserving Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students and to recognize outstanding community volunteers through annual awards and fundraising.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FRIENDS OF AALA

The organization confirms EIN 27-4630433 as Friends of AALA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in January 2011 to continue and fund AALA’s long-standing scholarship program for LAUSD students. Friends of AALA is hosted by the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) and raises funds from AALA members, alumni, foundations, service clubs and businesses to provide scholarships and community awards. In recent years Friends of AALA has remained active: AALA reported that Friends of AALA supported scholarship awards in the 2023–2024 school year (May 2024 recipients numbered 43), and the organization’s most recent Form 990 filings show continued contributions-based revenue and positive net assets as it sustains its scholarship program. Friends of AALA also organizes annual community volunteer awards recognizing non-LAUSD volunteers who support schools.

Notable achievements

Creation of Friends of AALA (2011)

Established in January 2011 as a 501(c)(3) to formalize and continue AALA’s scholarship program for LAUSD students.

Sustained scholarship program

Supported AALA’s multi-decade scholarship effort; the 2023–2024 school year marked AALA’s 43rd year of providing scholarships and Friends of AALA funded 43 scholarships awarded in May 2024.

Stable fiscal position (recent years)

Recent IRS Form 990 data indicate multi-year contributions-based revenue and positive net assets, enabling continued annual scholarship awards and community recognitions.

At a glance

Total assets: $470K
Annual revenue: $203K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 27-4630433
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: aala.us/friends-of-aala
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN 27-4630433), tax-exempt since 2011.

Profiled in major nonprofit data services and databases (public IRS/Form 990 filings available through nonprofit data aggregators).

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