Legal Aid Society

Analysis

Legal Aid Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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, Legal Aid Society reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.3m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. 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, Legal Aid Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perception Institute Inc ($2.3m), Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico ($2.3m) and Palm Beach County Sheriffs Foundation ($2.3m).

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 $99k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 22 employees.