National Consumer Law Center Inc

Analysis

National Consumer Law Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1973, 53 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 December 2023, National Consumer Law Center Inc reported income of $19.7m and spending of $14.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.2m to $19.7m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, National Consumer Law Center Inc sits at the 98th 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 All Voting Is Local ($19.4m), Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services ($19.7m) and Impact Justice ($19.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.4m. At year end it held assets of $43.3m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $39.2m. It reported 79 employees.