California Rural Legal Assistance Inc

Analysis

California Rural Legal Assistance Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1967, 59 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, California Rural Legal Assistance Inc reported income of $34.1m and spending of $27.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.7m to $34.1m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, California Rural Legal Assistance Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc ($33.5m), The 1791 Foundation Inc ($34.2m) and Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc ($33.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $790k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.0m. At year end it held assets of $24.8m against liabilities of $10.8m, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 255 employees.