Neighborhood Defender Service Inc

Analysis

Neighborhood Defender Service Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. 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, Neighborhood Defender Service Inc reported income of $35.2m and spending of $41.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $12.7m to $35.2m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Neighborhood Defender Service Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Total Life Healthcare Inc ($35.2m), Jewish Voice Ministries International ($35.2m) and Mental Health Services Erie County South East Corp V Spectrum Human ($35.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25.3m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $14.3m, net assets of -$3.7m. It reported 352 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.