Sage Legal Center

Analysis

Sage Legal Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Sage Legal Center reported income of $675k and spending of $766k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $462k to $675k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. 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, Sage Legal Center sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa for Kids ($674k), Community Law Center Inc ($675k) and Northwest Community Bail Fund ($673k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $368k. At year end it held assets of $289k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $272k. It reported 7 employees.