Shore Legal Access Inc

Analysis

Shore Legal Access Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Easton, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Shore Legal Access Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shore Legal Access Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Center of Edmond ($1.6m), Play School Day Care Center Inc ($1.6m) and Feeding Hawaii Together Org ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $683k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $780k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 22 employees.