Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 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 December 2022, Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc reported income of $51.4m and spending of $52.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $28.9m to $51.4m (+78%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Chronic Disease Directors ($51.0m), Individual Advocacy Group Inc ($52.2m) and Wisconsin Community Services Inc ($49.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $341k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.0m. At year end it held assets of $25.2m against liabilities of $20.5m, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 609 employees.