Lawyers for the People

Analysis

Lawyers for the People is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 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, Lawyers for the People reported income of $219k and spending of $208k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $209k to $219k (+4.8%), an average of +4.8% a year. 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, Lawyers for the People sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aging Services for the Upper Cumberlands ($219k), Kind Campaign ($219k) and Casa of Houston County Inc ($219k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0. It reported 1 employees.