Legal Aid Society of Mid New York Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Mid New York Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Utica, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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 Mid New York Inc reported income of $10.1m and spending of $10.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $10.1m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Mid New York Inc sits at the 97th 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 Delaware Bar Foundation ($10.1m), Disability Rights Florida Inc ($10.1m) and Vermont Legal Aid Inc ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $323k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of -$841k. It reported 99 employees.

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.