Massachusetts Legal Assistance

Analysis

Massachusetts Legal Assistance is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1984, 42 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 June 2024, Massachusetts Legal Assistance reported income of $81.1m and spending of $76.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $39.5m to $81.1m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Massachusetts Legal Assistance sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nexus Family Healing ($80.8m), Childrens Advocacy Centers of Texas Inc ($82.4m) and Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights ($80.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $520k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $26.4m against liabilities of $9.9m, net assets of $16.4m. It reported 26 employees.