Amara Legal Center Inc

Analysis

Amara Legal Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Amara Legal Center Inc reported income of $735k and spending of $583k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $615k to $735k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Amara Legal Center Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Three Rivers Law Center ($733k), Legal Aid of Manasota Inc ($736k) and Police Benevolent Foundation Inc ($733k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $338k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $313k. It reported 14 employees.