Los Angeles, CA

LA COMPOST

EIN 46-1134852

Environment & Animal Welfare Local Food & Sustainable Farming

Mission

Empowering communities by creating spaces for local compost access. LA Compost connects people of Los Angeles to the soil and each other through community-scale composting infrastructure, education, and hands-on programs that keep food and yard waste out of landfills and returned to local soil.

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

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About LA COMPOST

LA Compost is a Los Angeles–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 46-1134852) that builds and operates a decentralized network of community compost drop-offs, regional compost hubs, education programs, and public events to increase local access to finished compost and soil stewardship. The organization runs farmers market drop-offs, community and regional compost hubs (including an operational hub at Griffith Park under a multi-year agreement approved in 2024), a mobile education program (the Magic Soil Bus), and recurring public events such as Community Compost Day LA to distribute compost, teach residents how to compost, and strengthen neighborhood food–soil systems.

Notable achievements

Community diversion milestone

Reportedly diverted nearly 1 million pounds of organic material from landfill in 2025 through its network of drop-offs, compost hubs, partner businesses, and events.

Long-term park partnership

Secured a multi-year agreement with the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (signed/approved 2024) to operate and maintain the Griffith Park Regional Compost Hub, formalizing a major public–nonprofit partnership for community-scale composting.

Expanded education and hub network

Launched and scaled public-facing programs in the last 2–3 years — including the Magic Soil Bus mobile education program, quarterly Community Compost Day events, and expanded farmers-market drop-offs and regional hubs — increasing hands-on compost training and local compost access across Los Angeles.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.8M
Annual revenue: $1.8M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-1134852
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.lacompost.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Profiled and tracked in nonprofit data services (ProPublica/Candid) and listed on major charity directories, confirming tax-exempt status and public filings.

Charity Navigator profile showing organizational mission, program goals, and operational transparency; listed with a multi-beacon assessment indicating active public reporting.

Identified by City of Los Angeles offices and regional partners as a strategic community composting operator and partner for local compost infrastructure and public education.

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