Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1938, 88 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 September 2023, Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $614k to $1.1m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rim Family Services Inc ($1.1m), Friends of Army Aviation Ozark ($1.1m) and Roofers Local No 96 Apprentice Training Fund ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $750k against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $547k. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.