Kansas Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Kansas Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Kansas Legal Services Inc reported income of $10.0m and spending of $10.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $10.0m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kansas Legal Services Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Valley Behavioral Health Foundation of Gage County Inc ($10.0m), Montana Legal Services Association ($10.0m) and Alabama Christian Academy ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $318k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 183 employees.