Community Legal Aid Socal

Analysis

Community Legal Aid Socal is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 January 2024, Community Legal Aid Socal reported income of $17.0m and spending of $15.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $11.5m to $17.0m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Legal Aid Socal sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Calls Education Fund ($16.8m), Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation ($17.0m) and Chinese for Affirmative Action ($16.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $783k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.2m. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 171 employees.