Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota

Analysis

Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota is a registered charity in United States, based in Duluth, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1956, 70 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 Service of Northeastern Minnesota reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.7m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $4.1m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Service of Northeastern Minnesota sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hindu Heritage Endowment ($4.1m), Regional Housing Legal Services ($4.1m) and Democracy Works Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $331k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $956k against liabilities of $926k, net assets of $30k. It reported 45 employees.