Maryland Legal Services Corp

Analysis

Maryland Legal Services Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 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 June 2023, Maryland Legal Services Corp reported income of $39.2m and spending of $32.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $22.6m to $39.2m (+73%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Maryland Legal Services Corp sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safer Foundation ($39.2m), Twin Oaks Juvenile Development Inc ($39.6m) and Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc ($38.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $493k. At year end it held assets of $34.4m against liabilities of $12.7m, net assets of $21.7m. It reported 7 employees.