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Screen a listLegal Action Center of the City of New York Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$6.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · −59% in 3 yrs61staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−38.9%
Months of reserve1.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.0%
Middle half of peersMedianLegal Action Center of the City of New York
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.0M spent
Programs$6.7M74%Management and general$1.7M18%Fundraising$664k7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.3M in FY2024 and −$2.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.2 months, under the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
24 of 24 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
18 of the 29 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 45% of revenue in FY2025. $174k is traced federal awards from Department of Health and Human Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending76funders
$5.2Ma year, last 3 years
51%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncStopped after FY2022$200k$300k$300k$300k$200k–Foundation to Promote Open SocietyStopped after FY2022$645k$400k$183k–Conrad N Hilton FoundationStopped after FY2020$300k$250k$250k–Open Society Action Fund IncOn and off$650kCommunity Service Society of New YorkSince FY2022$300k$300kVital Strategies IncSince FY2021$45k$245k$303kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$316k$107k$488k$539k$586k$9.0M$435k44 other fundersUp to $235k a year each$152k$208k$425k$546k$669k$924k$1.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped