Lakeshore Legal Aid

Analysis

Lakeshore Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in Warren, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1966, 60 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, Lakeshore Legal Aid reported income of $22.9m and spending of $20.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $22.9m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lakeshore Legal Aid sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Voter Participation Center ($22.7m), Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc ($23.0m) and New York County Defender Services Inc ($22.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $770k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.9m. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 318 employees.