San Diego Friends of Legal Aid

Analysis

San Diego Friends of Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 2023, San Diego Friends of Legal Aid reported income of $277k and spending of $147k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $125k to $277k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, San Diego Friends of Legal Aid sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forging Youth Resilience ($276k), Friendship Community Development Corporation ($277k) and Peace Boat US ($276k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $91k. At year end it held assets of $261k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $241k. It reported 2 employees.