Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc

Analysis

Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1958, 68 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, Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc reported income of $6.3m and spending of $5.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $6.3m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc 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 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme ($6.3m), Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Ky Inc ($6.3m) and Center for Responsible Lending ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (4.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $143k. It reported 73 employees.