The Center for Student Legal Services

Analysis

The Center for Student Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Center for Student Legal Services reported income of $314k and spending of $332k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $308k to $314k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Center for Student Legal Services 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 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leap of Faith Learning ($314k), Target Hope ($314k) and Mira Mesa Instrumental Music Boosters Corporation ($314k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $369k against liabilities of $2,265, net assets of $366k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.