Access the Law

Analysis

Access the Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Access the Law reported income of $472k and spending of $511k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $581k to $472k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Access the Law sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Building Promise USA ($472k), California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation ($473k) and Womens Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc ($471k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.5% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $257k. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of -$216, net assets of $151k. It reported 10 employees.