Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Analysis

Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1972, 54 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 June 2023, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii reported income of $8.0m and spending of $7.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $8.0m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foothills Academy Inc ($8.0m), Center for Elder Law and Justice Inc ($8.0m) and Accountable US ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $885k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 135 employees.