Legal Aid Chicago

Analysis

Legal Aid Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1973, 53 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, Legal Aid Chicago reported income of $25.2m and spending of $25.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.1m to $25.2m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid Chicago sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Legal Services Program Inc ($25.0m), Lasting Change Inc ($25.3m) and Intervention ($24.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $555k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.6m. At year end it held assets of $17.7m against liabilities of $7.8m, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 312 employees.