Friends of the Legal Services Corporation

Analysis

Friends of the Legal Services Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Piedmont, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Friends of the Legal Services Corporation reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.2m (+1.0%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Friends of the Legal Services Corporation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of West Texas ($2.2m), Riders Alliance Fund Inc ($2.2m) and Disability Rights Connecticut Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (6.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $444k, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 1 employees.