Connecticut Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Connecticut Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Middletown, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 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 2023, Connecticut Legal Services Inc reported income of $12.5m and spending of $13.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $14.3m to $12.5m (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. 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, Connecticut Legal Services Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Police Executive Research Forum ($12.5m), Midpenn Legal Services Inc ($12.6m) and Urge Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity ($12.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $615k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.1m. It paid $28k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 86 employees.