Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc

Analysis

Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1973, 53 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, Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc reported income of $9.0m and spending of $8.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $7.5m to $9.0m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc 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 New Yorkers for Children Inc ($9.0m), North Penn Legal Services Inc ($9.0m) and National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $16.9m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $14.8m. It reported 55 employees.