Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation

Analysis

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in E Saint Louis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1976, 50 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, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation reported income of $16.4m and spending of $14.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.4m to $16.4m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation 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 96th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Center for Interpersonal Development Inc ($16.4m), Legal Services NYC ($16.4m) and Columbia Legal Services ($16.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $519k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.4m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $13.9m. It reported 186 employees.