Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii

Analysis

Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 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 church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii reported income of $884k and spending of $815k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $828k to $884k (+6.8%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton ($883k), Lotus Legal Clinic Inc ($884k) and Valley Voices ($883k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $335k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 10 employees.