Los Angeles Habilitation House Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of LAHH is to create and maintain job opportunities for people with disabilities in order that they might develop, express, and apply their talents through their work and in their communities.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $806,453
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 45.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 81%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $88,231, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 45.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $646,777 spent. Janitorial Employment Program and Outreach Training Services combined with Youth Training, Certificate, and Work Experience Program. JEPOTS is a program for people with disabilities and YTCWE is a youth program for people with disabilities who are between the ages of 16 - 21 years old. Several foundations fund this program as their mission is to support youth who have disadvantages. The AbilityOne Program, administered by SourceAmerica, connects federal contracting officers with opportunities to procure services and products from non-profits whose mission aligns. LAHH is a producing agency with SourceAmerica and has the responsibility to outreach, train, employ, accommodate, and support job placement into other areas of interest for employment that are expressed by people with disabilities. Specifically LAHH is providing paid work experience, paid training, and accommodations, and job placement services for people who have disabilities in the building services sector. This sector crosses all major industries and is needed in almost every town across America, regardless of population. LAHH provided support, accommodations, and training to 1 individual who have disabilities to transition into a new career after working with LAHH. LAHH maintained all employees with disabilities and without disabilities employment, 24 people, and provided supports, accommodations, including additional unpaid leave as needed. LAHH provided training on-site across all locations with a total of 1,285 hours of training onsite and online provided, amounting to $34,173 paid training wages. Onsite training as well as classroom style training is a key success factor and provided repetitious training and reminding which is an essential accommodation for people with disabilities in order for them to be successful and safe at work. Provided additional supports and accommodations to 1 new hires. Maintained two working supervisors, two working leads, and provided in supports and accommodations for people with disabilities in the workplace.
- $26,322 spent. Contract Employment Outreach, Training Program - also known as Contract Management Services or CMSOTP. This program provides services, including direct employment, training, supports and accommodations for people with disabilities with a focus on service-connected veterans, wounded warriors, and other service men and women with disabilities and challenges. Through paid work experience in the field of government contracting, there is on-site training, repetitious training on use of computer systems and the closeout system in place. Employed one full time person who is a veteran with service connected disabilities.
- $21,398 spent. In 2024, LAHH applied through the Harbor Regional Center to provide Coordinated Career Pathways (CCP) as a way to reach more individuals and support their career development process. We believe strongly in the service and how transformative it may be for those individuals whose goals and objectives aligns with the services included in CCP. It is an innovative service that allows for the voices of our individuals to be front and center, even amplified, to make the individuals interests, desires, goals, hopes and dreams the starting point for what each person finds fulfilling. Coordinated Career Pathways (CCP) is a service designed for individuals exiting work activity programs or have recently exited work activity programs or other subminimum wage settings, or within two years of exiting secondary education, to explore and achieve inclusive options including but not limited to, competitive integrated employment (CIE) and post-secondary education. Any individual, irrespective of their level of disability or adaptive behavior, who expresses an interest in learning or seeking employment is eligible for this service if they meet one of the above criteria. Services are limited to 18 months but can be extended a maximum of 24 months. Eight adults with disabilities were referred during 2025 to Pathways with three achieving their career goals and five continuing in the program working toward their career goals.
- Culinary Workforce Development or CWD, which has the purpose to a be career-focused, free training for individuals with disabilities and barriers for employment in the foodservice industry and working to place each person at an employment partner in a paid position. In 2025, we named the program Simple Healthy Food Culinary Workforce Development Program, (Simple Healthy Food) which has the purpose to be a space where we can explore, promote, and educate about simple and healthy food. Simple Healthy Food is both a training kitchen and a community workshop where food becomes a tool for empowerment, dignity, inclusion, and workforce development for those who are interested. Its an 8-week, 32 hour, basic culinary training program for adults with disabilities. Food handler certificate and test is included in the program and support to obtain employment in foodservice industry.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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