Legal Council for Health Justice

Analysis

Legal Council for Health Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 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 June 2024, Legal Council for Health Justice reported income of $5.5m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.9m to $5.5m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Council for Health Justice sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legacy Youth Tennis and Education ($5.5m), Lakeview Temple Inc ($5.5m) and Tuxedo Park School ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $942k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 46 employees.