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Center for Elder Law and Justice Inc

RegisteredEIN 16-1118282Buffalo, NYHuman rights and equality
Income$8.0m2023-12
Spending$7.8msame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause96th pctHuman rights and equality
Exempt since1981Publicly supported organisat
Employees98latest return

Analysis

Center for Elder Law and Justice Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 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, Center for Elder Law and Justice Inc reported income of $8.0m and spending of $7.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $8.0m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Elder Law and Justice 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 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Aid Society of Hawaii ($8.0m), Susan B Anthony List Inc Education Fund ($8.0m) and Foothills Academy Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $403k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 98 employees.

Income and spending

$0$2.0m$4.0m$6.0m$8.0m2019 Income: $5,069,9552019 Spending: $4,917,21820192020 Income: $5,332,4272020 Spending: $5,031,00220202021 Income: $6,130,5942021 Spending: $5,596,66420212022 Income: $6,841,9492022 Spending: $6,696,72620222023 Income: $8,017,6662023 Spending: $7,768,4342023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 86%
  • Program services 13%
  • Other 1.1%

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