American Samoa Legal Aid Inc

Analysis

American Samoa Legal Aid Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pago Pago, AS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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 2022, American Samoa Legal Aid Inc reported income of $450k and spending of $470k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income fell from $566k to $450k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, American Samoa Legal Aid Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within AS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Choosing Justice Initiative ($450k), Indiana Right to Life Education Fund ($450k) and Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council ($449k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $181k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $137k. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.