Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Plantation, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 years ago. 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, Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc reported income of $10.3m and spending of $11.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.4m to $10.3m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Legal Aid Service of Broward County 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Homes Inc ($10.3m), Suburban Emergency Medical Services ($10.3m) and American Youthworks ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $640k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.3m. It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $6.3m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 139 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.