Brooklyn Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Brooklyn Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Brooklyn Legal Services Inc reported income of $29.2m and spending of $29.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $22.5m to $29.2m (+30%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Brooklyn Legal Services 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 Community Legal Services Inc ($28.8m), N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc ($29.5m) and Anti-Recidivism Coalition ($28.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15.3m. At year end it held assets of $33.0m against liabilities of $32.2m, net assets of $858k. It reported 186 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.