Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc

Analysis

Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.7m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.4m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Memphis Institute ($3.4m), Jumpstart ($3.4m) and Summit Legal Aid ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. It paid $92k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $257k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 10 employees.