Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc

Analysis

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in E Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 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, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $5.0m (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Office of Public Guardian ($5.0m), One Fair Wage Inc ($5.1m) and Ach Landowner II ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $292k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 52 employees.