Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Fund for Legal Aid
Can you give?
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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +28% in 3 yrs8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin4.5%
Months of reserve6.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.8%
Middle half of peersMedianFund for Legal Aid
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.9M spent
Programs$1.9M97%Management and general$28k1%Fundraising$29k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$345k in FY2023 and −$218k in FY2024. Cash covers 6.2 months, above the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
54 of 54 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI30funders
$389ka year, last 3 years
22%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Fredrikson & Byron FoundationEvery year since FY2017$65k$70k$70k$70k$70k$90k$100kThe Dorsey & Whitney FoundationEvery year since FY2017$55k$56k$55k$66k$70k$76k$76kFaegre Drinker FoundationEvery year since FY2017$76k$39k$41k$48k$48k$48k$48kFelhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt FoundationEvery year since FY2017$4k$14k$14k$2k$20k$13k$13kTaft Stettinius & Hollister FoundationOn and off$34kRobins Kaplan FoundationOn and off$11k$18kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$261k$57k$59k$85k$52k$149k$239k10 other fundersUp to $22k a year each$12k$7k$7k$4k$2k$5k$32k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund