Lawyers for Children Inc

Analysis

Lawyers for Children Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 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 2024, Lawyers for Children Inc reported income of $9.6m and spending of $9.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $8.8m to $9.6m (+10.0%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lawyers for Children 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 People Projects to Empower & Organize the Psy Labeled Inc ($9.6m), America First Legal Foundation ($9.6m) and Legal Aid Justice Center ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $361k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.9m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 73 employees.