Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center

Analysis

Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 June 2023, Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.4m (-26%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Diabetes Education Services Inc ($1.4m), Competitive Champions of the Carolinas ($1.4m) and California Magic SC ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $740k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $402k, net assets of $678k. It reported 17 employees.