New Hampshire Legal Assistance

Analysis

New Hampshire Legal Assistance is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1971, 55 years ago. 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 2023, New Hampshire Legal Assistance reported income of $6.1m and spending of $5.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $6.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, New Hampshire Legal Assistance sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Tennis San Diego ($6.1m), Venture House Inc ($6.1m) and Joyful Noise Child Development Centers Inc ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $263k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 52 employees.