Legal Assistance for Seniors Inc

Analysis

Legal Assistance for Seniors Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 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 June 2023, Legal Assistance for Seniors Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.8m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.2m (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 148%. 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 Assistance for Seniors Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peacejam Foundation ($2.2m), Disability Rights Connecticut Inc ($2.2m) and Morgan County Partnership Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 34 employees.