National Legal & Policy Center

Analysis

National Legal & Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Falls Church, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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, National Legal & Policy Center reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.5m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, National Legal & Policy Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y LA Accion Latina Copal Education ($2.5m), First Witness Child Advocacy Center ($2.5m) and Salvation and Social Justice ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $592k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $525k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $210k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.