Emergency Legal Responders

Analysis

Emergency Legal Responders is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, Emergency Legal Responders reported income of $318k and spending of $138k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $318k (+114%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Emergency Legal Responders sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Georgia Casa Inc ($318k), Forensic Nurse Examiners of Louisiana Inc ($318k) and Central Ohio Workers Center Inc ($317k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (71% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $304k against liabilities of $5,138, net assets of $299k. It reported 2 employees.