Northwestern Legal Services Fka Legal Services for North Western P

Analysis

Northwestern Legal Services Fka Legal Services for North Western P is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1970, 56 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 2024, Northwestern Legal Services Fka Legal Services for North Western P reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.1m to $3.4m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Northwestern Legal Services Fka Legal Services for North Western P 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 Me Too International Inc ($3.4m), Summit Legal Aid ($3.4m) and Public Wise Research and Education Fund ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $248k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $760k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 32 employees.