Legal Aid Society of Rochester Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Rochester Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1969, 57 years ago. 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, Legal Aid Society of Rochester Inc reported income of $10.6m and spending of $10.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $7.5m to $10.6m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid Society of Rochester 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 Keystone Community Services ($10.6m), United Against Poverty Inc ($10.6m) and New Orleans Mission Inc ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $892k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 136 employees.