Seaside Legal Services

Analysis

Seaside Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Seaside Legal Services reported income of $74k and spending of $87k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $120k to $74k (-38%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 38%. 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, Seaside Legal Services sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom From Within NFP ($74k), Hinds Feet Adventures ($74k) and Community Health and Safety Services Inc ($74k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $90k.