Sound Legal Aid

Analysis

Sound Legal Aid is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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, Sound Legal Aid reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $1.3m (+431%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. 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, Sound Legal Aid sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Tactical Officers ($1.3m), Orlando Center for Justice ($1.3m) and Transponder ($1.3m).

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 $102k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $807k. At year end it held assets of $499k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $429k. It reported 24 employees.