Equity Legal Services Inc
Analysis
Equity Legal Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairview Heights, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Equity Legal Services Inc reported income of $580k and spending of $353k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $283k to $580k (+105%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.
Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Equity Legal Services Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 4 Sisters Solutions Inc ($579k), Christys Hope for Battered Women and Children Inc ($580k) and Voices for the Voiceless Inc ($579k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $234k. At year end it held assets of $740k against liabilities of $5,411, net assets of $735k. It reported 6 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 99%
- Other 0.5%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sisters Solutions Inc | Trenton | $579k |
| Christys Hope for Battered Women and Children Inc | San Antonio | $580k |
| Voices for the Voiceless Inc | Phoenix | $579k |
| Fund for Justice | Chicago | $580k |