Legal Services of New Jersey Inc

Analysis

Legal Services of New Jersey Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Edison, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Legal Services of New Jersey Inc reported income of $106.5m and spending of $85.7m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $50.7m to $106.5m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Services of New Jersey Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Center for State Courts ($104.3m), American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education ($124.6m) and Justice Innovation Inc ($102.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $832k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.9m. At year end it held assets of $68.9m against liabilities of $30.5m, net assets of $38.4m. It reported 253 employees.