Legal Aid of Sonoma County

Analysis

Legal Aid of Sonoma County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Legal Aid of Sonoma County reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $5.0m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 of Sonoma County 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LGBTQ Victory Institute Inc ($5.0m), Ach Landowner II ($5.0m) and Resource Environment for Under- Privileged Groups Enterprise ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 52 employees.