Charleston Legal Access

Analysis

Charleston Legal Access is a registered charity in United States, based in North Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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, Charleston Legal Access reported income of $839k and spending of $679k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $255k to $839k (+229%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Charleston Legal Access sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marion-Winston Court Services Inc ($839k), Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center ($839k) and Casa of Talbot County Inc ($839k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $387k. At year end it held assets of $710k against liabilities of $9,579, net assets of $701k. It reported 13 employees.