Rhode Island Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Rhode Island Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 December 2023, Rhode Island Legal Services Inc reported income of $7.6m and spending of $6.5m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $7.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. 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, Rhode Island Legal Services Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advancement Project Education Fund ($7.6m), Legal Services of Central New York Inc ($7.6m) and Friends for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $487k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $698k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 57 employees.