Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc

Analysis

Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1983, 43 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 June 2023, Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.2m (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conference on Crime Against Women Inc ($2.2m), Legal Rights Center Incorporated ($2.2m) and Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $732k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 43 employees.