Alaska Legal Services Corporation

Analysis

Alaska Legal Services Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 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, Alaska Legal Services Corporation reported income of $8.1m and spending of $7.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $8.1m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Alaska Legal Services Corporation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Join Freeworld Inc ($8.1m), Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center ($8.1m) and Susan B Anthony List Inc Education Fund ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $458k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 85 employees.