Community Action Program Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Community Action Program Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Community Action Program Legal Services Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.4m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Action Program Legal Services Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mortar Cincinnati ($1.4m), LA Plata Economic Development Alliance ($1.4m) and Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 33 Cleveland District Joint ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $385k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $279k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 7 employees.