Open Door Legal

Analysis

Open Door Legal is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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, Open Door Legal reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $6.0m (+222%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Open Door Legal 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute ($5.9m), Chin Human Rights Organization US ($6.0m) and Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $320k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 58 employees.