East River Legal Services Corporation

Analysis

East River Legal Services Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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 December 2023, East River Legal Services Corporation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $918k to $2.0m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, East River Legal Services Corporation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PHD Project Association ($2.0m), Better Basics Inc ($2.0m) and New Era Colorado Foundation ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $927k. At year end it held assets of $691k against liabilities of $233k, net assets of $458k. It reported 28 employees.