Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1951, 75 years ago. 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, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland reported income of $21.4m and spending of $19.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.6m to $21.4m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Eldercare ($21.4m), LA Casa de Esperanza ($21.4m) and Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands Inc ($21.4m).

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 $1.5m (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.6m. At year end it held assets of $24.1m against liabilities of $6.8m, net assets of $17.3m. It reported 171 employees.