Muslim Legal Fund of America

Analysis

Muslim Legal Fund of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Richardson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Muslim Legal Fund of America reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $4.0m to $3.2m (-18%), an average of -6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Muslim Legal Fund of America sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain States Legal Foundation ($3.2m), Childrens Center ($3.2m) and The Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $594k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $299k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 14 employees.