Eastside Legal Assistance Program

Analysis

Eastside Legal Assistance Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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, Eastside Legal Assistance Program reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.9m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Eastside Legal Assistance Program sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of the South Plains Inc ($1.9m), Insight Crime Incorporated ($1.9m) and Childrens Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $804k against liabilities of $378k, net assets of $426k. It reported 23 employees.