Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Inc

Analysis

Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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 August 2024, Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Inc reported income of $692k and spending of $770k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income grew from $469k to $692k (+47%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Center Inc ($691k), Indianapolis Bar Foundation Inc ($692k) and Friends of Alameda County Casa Inc ($691k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $345k. At year end it held assets of $759k against liabilities of $320k, net assets of $439k. It reported 6 employees.