Legal Access Alameda

Analysis

Legal Access Alameda is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 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 Access Alameda reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $729k to $1.7m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Access Alameda sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freshly Renewed Faith Based Transitional ($1.7m), Restorative Response Baltimore Inc ($1.7m) and Arizona Justice Project Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 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 $69k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $902k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $470k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 23 employees.