Legal Services NYC

Analysis

Legal Services NYC is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1968, 58 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, Legal Services NYC reported income of $16.4m and spending of $14.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $11.2m to $16.4m (+46%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Services NYC sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation ($16.4m), Serving Children and Adults in Need Inc ($16.5m) and New York Center for Interpersonal Development Inc ($16.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $282k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.4m. At year end it held assets of $41.8m against liabilities of $25.3m, net assets of $16.5m. It reported 154 employees.