Childrens Law Center

Analysis

Childrens Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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 March 2023, Childrens Law Center reported income of $9.3m and spending of $9.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income fell from $10.4m to $9.3m (-10%), an average of -3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Childrens Law Center sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Legal Aid Society Inc ($9.3m), Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services ($9.3m) and Newark Community Street Team Inc ($9.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $16.0m, net assets of -$238k. It reported 83 employees.