Upper Midwest Law Center

Analysis

Upper Midwest Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Minnetonka, MN. 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 (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, Upper Midwest Law Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $911k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $353k to $1.0m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Upper Midwest Law Center sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trooper Foundation State of New York Inc ($1.0m), Alianza Center ($1.0m) and Northern Illinois Recovery Community Organization ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $382k. It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $443k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $443k. It reported 5 employees.