Legal Aid Association of California

Analysis

Legal Aid Association of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Legal Aid Association of California reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $640k to $1.6m (+157%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid Association of California sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Haven Colony Historical Society ($1.6m), Taskforce Prevention and Community Services ($1.6m) and Fosterhope Sacramento ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $558k. At year end it held assets of $869k against liabilities of $197k, net assets of $672k. It reported 15 employees.