Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Analysis

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1943, 83 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 Foundation of Los Angeles reported income of $57.5m and spending of $52.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.6m to $57.5m (+227%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Foundation of Los Angeles sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Reproductive Rights Inc ($56.3m), Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc ($57.5m) and Northwest Justice Project ($55.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $789k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17.7m. At year end it held assets of $58.0m against liabilities of $14.1m, net assets of $43.9m. It reported 294 employees.