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Community Legal Aid Services Inc

RegisteredEIN 34-0753560Akron, OHHuman rights and equality
Income$11.1m2023-12
Spending$8.3msame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctHuman rights and equality
Exempt since1954Publicly supported organisat
Employees79latest return

Analysis

Community Legal Aid Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Akron, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1954, 72 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 Aid Services Inc reported income of $11.1m and spending of $8.3m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $11.1m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Aid Services Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation ($10.9m), East Bay Community Law Center ($11.2m) and Dallas Casa ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $265k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $10.0m. It reported 79 employees.

Income and spending

$0$2.8m$5.5m$8.3m$11.1m2019 Income: $7,343,0082019 Spending: $6,590,99520192020 Income: $6,972,3872020 Spending: $6,949,68120202021 Income: $8,507,9422021 Spending: $7,026,14920212022 Income: $8,580,1012022 Spending: $7,788,41620222023 Income: $11,057,7902023 Spending: $8,309,2032023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 99%
  • Other 1.3%

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Dallas CasaDallas$10.9m
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