Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

Analysis

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County is a registered charity in United States, based in Glendale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 years ago. 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, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County reported income of $38.8m and spending of $29.5m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.3m to $38.8m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armenian General Benevolent Union ($38.8m), Adventhealth University Inc ($38.8m) and Child & Family Services Inc ($38.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $742k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.2m. At year end it held assets of $27.5m against liabilities of $9.5m, net assets of $18.1m. It reported 246 employees.