Louisiana Appleseed Center for Law and Justice

Analysis

Louisiana Appleseed Center for Law and Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Louisiana Appleseed Center for Law and Justice reported income of $572k and spending of $483k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $356k to $572k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Louisiana Appleseed Center for Law and Justice sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haca Public Facility Corporation ($572k), Prineville Senior Center Charitable Trust ($572k) and Choices of Manistee County Inc ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $154k. At year end it held assets of $360k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $332k. It reported 5 employees.