Legal Assistance Center

Analysis

Legal Assistance Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 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 Assistance Center reported income of $247k and spending of $286k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $236k to $247k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. 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 Assistance Center sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition ($247k), Cuban Study Group Inc ($247k) and LA Asociacion Benefica Culturalfather Billini ($247k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $119k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.