Northeast Legal Aid Inc

Analysis

Northeast Legal Aid Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (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, Northeast Legal Aid Inc reported income of $13.8m and spending of $10.0m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $13.8m (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Northeast Legal Aid Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Coastal Counties Legal Services Inc ($13.8m), Live Action ($14.0m) and Native Americans in Philanthropy ($13.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $915k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 100 employees.