Freestate Legal Project Inc
Analysis
Freestate Legal Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 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, Freestate Legal Project Inc reported income of $961k and spending of $1.2m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $543k to $961k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Freestate Legal Project Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spread the Vote ($961k), Cornerstone Family Counseling Inc ($962k) and Carlos Dunlap Foundation ($961k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $265k against liabilities of $258k, net assets of $7,019. It reported 25 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 61%
- Program services 35%
- Other 4.7%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Spread the Vote | Wilmington | $961k |
| Cornerstone Family Counseling Inc | Manhattan | $962k |
| Carlos Dunlap Foundation | Summerville | $961k |
| Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice United | Irondale | $963k |