Lone Star Legal Aid

Analysis

Lone Star Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1950, 76 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, Lone Star Legal Aid reported income of $40.7m and spending of $41.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $23.9m to $40.7m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lone Star Legal Aid 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 TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network ($40.5m), Child Crisis Arizona ($41.1m) and Texas Casa Inc ($40.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25.0m. At year end it held assets of $20.2m against liabilities of $10.8m, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 348 employees.