Inner City Law Center

Analysis

Inner City Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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, Inner City Law Center reported income of $20.8m and spending of $18.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14.7m to $20.8m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Inner City Law Center 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zerov Inc ($20.8m), Colorado Legal Services ($21.0m) and Compassion and Choices ($20.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $691k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.7m. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of $15.7m. It reported 163 employees.