Lawyers Without Borders Inc

Analysis

Lawyers Without Borders Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in North Haven, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, Lawyers Without Borders Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.8m (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lawyers Without Borders Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition ($1.8m), Workers Center for Racial Justice NFP ($1.8m) and Everyday Blessings Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $782k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 17 employees.