Childrens Legal Center Inc

Analysis

Childrens Legal Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 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, Childrens Legal Center Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $2.5m (+584%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Childrens Legal Center Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Men Having Babies Inc ($2.5m), Alabama Network of Childrens Advocacy Centers Inc ($2.5m) and Keys 2 Work Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $818k against liabilities of $443k, net assets of $375k. It reported 42 employees.