Washington Legal Foundation

Analysis

Washington Legal Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1977, 49 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, Washington Legal Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.6m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Washington Legal Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York State Stop-Dwi Foundation Inc ($3.6m), Chhaya Community Development ($3.6m) and Mid Atlantic Equity Consortium Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $35.4m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $35.4m. It reported 8 employees.