Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project

Analysis

Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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, Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project reported income of $661k and spending of $575k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $393k to $661k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Criminal Justice Legal Foundation ($661k), Springboard to Learning Inc ($662k) and Casa of Cameron & Willacy Counties Inc ($661k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $210k. At year end it held assets of $654k against liabilities of $115k, net assets of $540k. It reported 6 employees.