Southern Legal Counsel Inc

Analysis

Southern Legal Counsel Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gainesville, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 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 September 2023, Southern Legal Counsel Inc reported income of $622k and spending of $946k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $791k to $622k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southern Legal Counsel Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Origanization of Black County Officials Inc ($622k), Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living ($622k) and Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($622k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $448k. At year end it held assets of $612k against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $548k. It reported 9 employees.