Frank H Hiscock Legal Aid Society

Analysis

Frank H Hiscock Legal Aid Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Syracuse, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1951, 75 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, Frank H Hiscock Legal Aid Society reported income of $9.0m and spending of $8.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $9.0m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. 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, Frank H Hiscock Legal Aid Society 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 North Penn Legal Services Inc ($9.0m), South Carolina Bar Foundation Inc ($9.1m) and Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc ($9.0m).

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 $163k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 111 employees.