Los Angeles, CA

BAIS CHESED LA

EIN 45-3823343

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Emergency Assistance & Relief Faith communities

Mission

Our mission is to serve our community, one family at a time, based on their individual needs.

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

About BAIS CHESED LA

Bais Chesed of Los Angeles (BCLA) is an independent Jewish chesed (charity/aid) organization that mobilizes volunteer effort and financial support to meet individual family needs in the Los Angeles Jewish community. It operates as an umbrella charitable vehicle unaffiliated with any single synagogue and was created to fill specific local gaps in bereavement support, emergency household assistance, and interest-free lending.

Programs on the organization's website include Misaskim (supplying basic needs for shiva homes), the Kehilla Fund (household emergency assistance), and a Loan Fund (interest-free loans for qualified families). Public nonprofit records and recent Form 990 filings show Bais Chesed La as an active 501(c)(3) with reporting through tax year 2024 (most recent filings report revenue and grantmaking activity and assets growth).

Notable achievements

Established three core program divisions

BCLA developed and publicly documents three targeted program areas—Misaskim (shiva/home support), Kehilla Fund (household emergency aid), and an interest-free Loan Fund—allowing the charity to respond to bereavement needs, short-term household crises, and family financial gaps.

Documented organizational growth (2024)

Most recent public filings (through tax year 2024) report substantial organizational growth, with reported revenue in the mid-six-figure range and total assets reported at approximately $2.19 million, reflecting an increase in capacity to sustain programs and grants.

Active grantmaking and direct assistance

In recent reporting years the organization has moved funds into direct assistance and grantmaking to individuals and community causes; public funder-tracking shows BCLA distributing six-figure-level assistance/grants activity across recent filings and identified foundation support in the past 2–3 years.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.2M
Annual revenue: $656K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 45-3823343
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: baischesedla.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Listed in major nonprofit databases (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and Candid/GuideStar) and identified as a tax-exempt public charity (501(c)(3) status) with reporting history beginning in 2012.

Registered to operate/solicit in California under the state's charitable registration system (active status reported in public charity-registry summaries).

Named or cited in community media and local Jewish communal notices for fundraising and relief efforts; identified as a recipient of local foundation support in recent years.

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