Manhattan Legal Services

Analysis

Manhattan Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in New York City, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 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, Manhattan Legal Services reported income of $19.0m and spending of $18.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $12.3m to $19.0m (+55%), an average of +9.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Manhattan Legal Services 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 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vote Org ($19.0m), Sociedad Para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico Inc ($19.1m) and Arise Child and Family Service Inc ($19.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $10.2m. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 128 employees.