Community Legal Services

Analysis

Community Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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 2023, Community Legal Services reported income of $213k and spending of $255k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $158k to $213k (+35%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Legal Services sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Acting for Community Together Inc ($213k), Harris County Sheriffs Office Foundation Inc ($213k) and New Life Mission Inn-Missouri ($213k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (77% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of $263k, net assets of -$112k. It reported 2 employees.