San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc

Analysis

San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2023, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.3m (+46%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Inc ($4.3m), Morrison Theatre Company ($4.3m) and Center for African American Military History Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 53 employees.