Immigrant Defenders Law Center

Analysis

Immigrant Defenders Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Immigrant Defenders Law Center reported income of $18.4m and spending of $15.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $18.4m (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Immigrant Defenders Law Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evident Change ($18.3m), South Jersey Legal Services Inc ($18.4m) and Concordance Academy of Leadership ($18.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 198 employees.