N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc

Analysis

N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1940, 86 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc reported income of $29.5m and spending of $51.7m, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $37.3m to $29.5m (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 302%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Brooklyn Legal Services Inc ($29.2m), Salt Lake Legal Defender Association ($29.9m) and Community Legal Services Inc ($28.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 185% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.6m (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.1m. It paid $710k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $393.4m against liabilities of $9.2m, net assets of $384.2m. It reported 219 employees.