Chicago Advocate Legal NFP

Analysis

Chicago Advocate Legal NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chicago Advocate Legal NFP reported income of $451k and spending of $407k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $96k to $451k (+369%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chicago Advocate Legal NFP sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ben Lim Ministries ($451k), Family Reach Alliance ($451k) and Crossbridge Action Network ($451k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.4% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (54% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $170k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $97k. It reported 7 employees.