Center for Arkansas Legal Services Inc

Analysis

Center for Arkansas Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Little Rock, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1967, 59 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, Center for Arkansas Legal Services Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $5.5m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $4.4m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Arkansas Legal Services Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights ($4.3m), E Pluribus Unum Institute ($4.4m) and Child Enrichment Inc ($4.3m).

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 $139k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $934k against liabilities of $937k, net assets of -$2,991. It reported 73 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.