Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc

Analysis

Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Marion, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1973, 53 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, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.7m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan ($3.7m), Childrens Safety Center Inc ($3.7m) and Legal Services for Children Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $664k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 40 employees.