Legal Aid Justice Center

Analysis

Legal Aid Justice Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1971, 55 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 Justice Center reported income of $9.6m and spending of $11.7m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $6.1m to $9.6m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Justice Center sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Inc ($9.5m), People Projects to Empower & Organize the Psy Labeled Inc ($9.6m) and Georgia Bar Foundation Inc ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.2m. At year end it held assets of $14.3m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 117 employees.