Equal Access Legal Services

Analysis

Equal Access Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Equal Access Legal Services reported income of $263k and spending of $267k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $166k to $263k (+58%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Equal Access Legal Services sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Education Access Pipeline Inc ($263k), Winston Salem Police Foundation ($263k) and Death Penalty Focus ($263k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $57k against liabilities of $2,630, net assets of $54k. It reported 2 employees.