A Leg to Stand on

Analysis

A Leg to Stand on is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, A Leg to Stand on reported income of $1.1m and spending of $833k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $738k to $1.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, A Leg to Stand on sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International ($1.1m), 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm Inc ($1.1m) and Refresh Collective ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $339k (41% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $840k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $818k. It reported 5 employees.