San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation

Analysis

San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Luis Obisp, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 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 2023, San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $332k to $1.6m (+369%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pilnet ($1.6m), American Civil Liberties Foundation of Delaware Inc ($1.6m) and Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $640k. At year end it held assets of $785k against liabilities of $5,841, net assets of $779k. It reported 16 employees.