Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1970, 56 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 2024, Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Inc reported income of $6.9m and spending of $6.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $4.3m to $6.9m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Justice Project ($6.9m), Target Area Development Corporation ($6.9m) and Prisoner and Community Together Inc ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 64 employees.