Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc

Analysis

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1977, 49 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 Services of Oklahoma Inc reported income of $30.6m and spending of $26.3m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.8m to $30.6m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Services of Oklahoma Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salt Lake Legal Defender Association ($29.9m), Waymakers ($31.1m) and N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc ($29.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $313k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.0m. It paid $55k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 357 employees.