Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado

Analysis

Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.2m to $2.3m (+4.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Foundation of Colorado sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greene County Emergency Medical Systems Inc ($2.3m), Collier County Child Advocacy Council Inc ($2.3m) and The Petey Greene Program Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 4 employees.