Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc

Analysis

Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Trenton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 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 June 2023, Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc reported income of $967k and spending of $906k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $403k to $967k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Institute Inc ($967k), Forward Through Ferguson ($968k) and Berkshire County Kids Place and Violence Prevention Center Inc ($966k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $563k. At year end it held assets of $729k against liabilities of $304k, net assets of $425k. It reported 21 employees.