Benefits Law Center

Analysis

Benefits Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Benefits Law Center reported income of $990k and spending of $1.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $961k to $990k (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Benefits Law Center sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earth Force Inc ($990k), Just Hope Inc ($990k) and Kandelia ($990k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $663k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $580k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 10 employees.