Community Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Community Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1967, 59 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 2024, Community Legal Services Inc reported income of $28.8m and spending of $26.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $14.8m to $28.8m (+95%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 30%. 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, Community Legal Services Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anti-Recidivism Coalition ($28.4m), Brooklyn Legal Services Inc ($29.2m) and American Center for Law and Justice Inc ($28.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $205k (0.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.0m. At year end it held assets of $30.2m against liabilities of $8.7m, net assets of $21.6m. It reported 362 employees.