Illinois Legal Aid Online

Analysis

Illinois Legal Aid Online is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Illinois Legal Aid Online reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.8m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. 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, Illinois Legal Aid Online sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liberty Justice Center ($2.8m), Amani Family Services Inc ($2.8m) and Childrens Advocacy Center of Bentonco ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $137k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 20 employees.