Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc reported income of $14.4m and spending of $14.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $10.7m to $14.4m (+34%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homeward Bound Inc ($14.3m), Legal Services of Northern California ($14.4m) and El Centro de Corazon ($14.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $297k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.5m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $5.5m, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 150 employees.