Beyond Legal Aid

Analysis

Beyond Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Beyond Legal Aid reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $798k to $1.5m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beyond Legal Aid sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Vineyard Foundation ($1.5m), Chicagos Green City Market Program ($1.5m) and The Bridge House Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $150k, net assets of $874k. It reported 18 employees.