Legal Aid of Western Michigan

Analysis

Legal Aid of Western Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 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 Aid of Western Michigan reported income of $7.4m and spending of $7.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $7.4m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. 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, Legal Aid of Western Michigan sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for Justice ($7.4m), Childrens Advocacy Center for North Texas Inc ($7.4m) and Social Accountability International Inc ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 94 employees.