Salt Lake Legal Aid Society

Analysis

Salt Lake Legal Aid Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1938, 88 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 June 2023, Salt Lake Legal Aid Society reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.7m (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 20%. 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, Salt Lake Legal Aid Society sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Next Step of West Michigan ($1.7m), Mujeres Unidas En Justicia Educacion Y Reforma Inc ($1.8m) and Iron Light Labs ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $213k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 23 employees.