Legal Aid at Work

Analysis

Legal Aid at Work is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1982, 44 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 at Work reported income of $12.6m and spending of $8.4m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.9m to $12.6m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 at Work sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Midpenn Legal Services Inc ($12.6m), Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio ($12.7m) and Connecticut Legal Services Inc ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $933k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $23.2m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $19.0m. It reported 57 employees.