Volunteer Lawyers Network

Analysis

Volunteer Lawyers Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 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 June 2023, Volunteer Lawyers Network reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Volunteer Lawyers Network sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rock Prairie Montessori Inc ($1.7m), New England Electric Railway Historical Society ($1.7m) and Rio Grande Childrens Home Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $278k, net assets of $965k. It reported 24 employees.