Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1942, 84 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 Society of Milwaukee reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $6.0m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Society of Milwaukee sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund ($6.0m), Halifax International Security Forum ($6.1m) and Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $471k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 77 employees.