Essex-Newark Legal Service Project

Analysis

Essex-Newark Legal Service Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1966, 60 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 December 2023, Essex-Newark Legal Service Project reported income of $6.0m and spending of $6.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $6.0m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Essex-Newark Legal Service Project sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rural Life Foundation Inc ($6.0m), Laura Baker School Association ($6.0m) and Jennie B Richmond Chaffee Nursing Home Co ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 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 $384k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 63 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.