Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc

Analysis

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1940, 86 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, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc reported income of $9.7m and spending of $6.1m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $9.7m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc ($9.7m), Tahirih Justice Center ($9.7m) and America First Legal Foundation ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $22.9m against liabilities of $7.6m, net assets of $15.3m. It reported 42 employees.