Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education

Analysis

Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1979, 47 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, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education reported income of $15.4m and spending of $6.0m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.8m to $15.4m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education 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 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Appellate Advocates ($15.4m), State Voices ($15.5m) and RS Eden ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $471k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.9m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $11.9m. It reported 27 employees.