Central American Legal Assistance

Analysis

Central American Legal Assistance is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Central American Legal Assistance reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Central American Legal Assistance sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center Inc ($1.8m), Christian Works for Children Inc ($1.8m) and Wish for Wheels ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 21 employees.