Legalcorps
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.LEGALCORPS' MISSION EXPANDS ACCESS TO BUSINESS LAW SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STABILIZE COMMUNITIES. ECONOMIC JUSTICE MEANS THAT EVERYONE HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE AND THRIVE IN THE ECONOMY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED BY OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC SYSTEMS.
- Income
- $938,741
- Spending
- $576,598
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 270
- Highest pay
- $114,090, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 39% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 77% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $431,021 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O.SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM(SBEP):AS THE AGENCY FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, IT SERVES THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CLIENTS THROUGH BRIEF ADVICE CLINICS, INDIVIDUAL LIMITED-SCOPE REPRESENTATION, AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON LEGAL TOPICS RELEVANT TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS. INVENTOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:LEGALCORPS OFFERS PATENT PRO BONO ASSISTANCE IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, AND WISCONSIN. THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION AND LED THE UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE TO REPLICATE IT NATIONALLY. NONPROFIT SERVICES PROGRAM:SIMILAR TO THE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM, THIS PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TAILORED TO NONPROFIT START-UPS AND OPERATIONS. LEGALCORPS PARTNERS WITH OTHER NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR COMMUNITIES PROGRAM:IS A FOCUSED INITIATIVE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM, THAT AIMS TO MAKE BUSINESS LAW SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND BENEFICIAL TO RECENT IMMIGRANTS, NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING AND BLACK/INDIGENOUS/PEOPLE OF COLOR. LEGALCORPS EMPLOYS AN IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY WHO REACHED CLIENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THESE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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