Summit Legal Aid

Analysis

Summit Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1980, 46 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 2023, Summit Legal Aid reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.4m (+74%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 47%. 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, Summit Legal Aid sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwestern Legal Services Fka Legal Services for North Western P ($3.4m), New Memphis Institute ($3.4m) and Me Too International Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $873k, net assets of $831k. It reported 94 employees.