Legal Services of Northern California

Analysis

Legal Services of Northern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1965, 61 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, Legal Services of Northern California reported income of $14.4m and spending of $14.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.2m to $14.4m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Services of Northern California sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc ($14.4m), California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association ($14.4m) and Homeward Bound Inc ($14.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $428k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.9m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $6.7m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 144 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.