Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services

Analysis

Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services reported income of $1.2m and spending of $977k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $711k to $1.2m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intercultural Advocacy Institute ($1.2m), Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc ($1.2m) and Open City Advocates ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $584k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 11 employees.