University Legal Services Inc

Analysis

University Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1971, 55 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 September 2023, University Legal Services Inc reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $4.9m (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 22%. 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, University Legal Services Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minority Corporate Counsel Association Inc ($4.9m), North Central District AIDS Coalition Incorporated ($5.0m) and Deschutes Defenders Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 46 employees.