Community Legal Aid Society Inc

Analysis

Community Legal Aid Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmington, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1959, 67 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, Community Legal Aid Society Inc reported income of $9.3m and spending of $9.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $9.3m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Legal Aid Society Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newark Community Street Team Inc ($9.3m), Childrens Law Center ($9.3m) and Lee County Youth Development Center Inc ($9.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $398k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 86 employees.