Michigan Legal Services

Analysis

Michigan Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1974, 52 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, Michigan Legal Services reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.4m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $989k to $3.0m (+201%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Michigan Legal Services sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Rights South Carolina Inc ($3.0m), Worker Rights Consortium ($3.0m) and Gender Justice ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $837k. It reported 27 employees.