Open Hands Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Open Hands Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 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, Open Hands Legal Services Inc reported income of $443k and spending of $610k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $436k to $443k (+1.8%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Open Hands Legal Services Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Who Speaks for Me Project ($443k), Transition Professionals ($443k) and National Center for Race Amity Inc ($443k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $246k. At year end it held assets of $223k against liabilities of $8,500, net assets of $215k. It reported 7 employees.