Legal Aid Works

Analysis

Legal Aid Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Fredericksbrg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1974, 52 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 June 2024, Legal Aid Works reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $1.9m (+38%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid Works sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Fire Department Corp ($1.9m), Veterans Research and Education Foundation of St Louis ($1.9m) and St Davids Nursery School ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $262k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 28 employees.