Northern Nevada Legal Aid

Analysis

Northern Nevada Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in Reno, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1965, 61 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, Northern Nevada Legal Aid reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.4m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Northern Nevada Legal Aid sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Criminal Justice Association ($4.4m), Childrens Advocacy Centers of Georgia Inc ($4.4m) and Montgomery County Childrens Advocacy Center ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $755k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 61 employees.