Community Legal Aid Inc

Analysis

Community Legal Aid Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Worcester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, Community Legal Aid Inc reported income of $20.7m and spending of $17.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $10.8m to $20.7m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Legal Aid Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Family Representation ($20.5m), Compassion and Choices ($20.8m) and Snohomish County Public Defenders Association ($20.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.5m. At year end it held assets of $19.2m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 175 employees.