Memphis Area Legal Services Assoc

Analysis

Memphis Area Legal Services Assoc is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 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, Memphis Area Legal Services Assoc reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $4.8m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Memphis Area Legal Services Assoc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Voice ($4.8m), Jews of Color Initiative ($4.8m) and Voice of the Experienced Vote ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $371k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 52 employees.