Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1934, 92 years ago. 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, Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati reported income of $13.3m and spending of $10.6m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.6m to $13.3m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota State High School League ($13.3m), Boys Girls of Greater Cincinnati Inc ($13.3m) and St Andrews-Sewanee School ($13.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $561k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 119 employees.