Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Goshen, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1966, 60 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, Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.3m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 23%. 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, Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa Cornelia Legal Services ($4.3m), Grassroots Global Justice ($4.3m) and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $601k, net assets of $551k.

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.