Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender Inc

Analysis

Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 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 September 2023, Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.7m (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender 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 90th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Safety Center Inc ($3.7m), North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Inc ($3.7m) and Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $245k against liabilities of $245k, net assets of $0. It reported 18 employees.