Legal Aid of Marin

Analysis

Legal Aid of Marin is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1960, 66 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 Aid of Marin reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.4m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.9m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid of Marin sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turn90 ($2.9m), Offender Aid and Restoration of Charlottesville-Albe Marle Inc ($2.9m) and Community Justice Project Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $502k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $992k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $479k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 21 employees.