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Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services Inc

Laurel, Maryland · EIN 52-1537336 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 1988

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 56.4 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 50,356 human services nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.1.5 months51
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.82% of practices82
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.28
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.93% from one source32
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$2.39M$2.85M−$468K$364K1.520C
Jun 2024Form 990$2.57M$2.70M−$130K$725K3.220B
Jun 2023Form 990$2.61M$3.21M−$601K$883K3.317B
Jun 2022Form 990$1.82M$2.03M−$210K$1.42M8.417B
Jun 2021Form 990$2.06M$1.73M$329K$1.63M11.312B
Jun 2020Form 990$1.41M$1.24M$167K$1.30M12.614A
Jun 2018Form 990$1.32M$1.26M$55K$1.09M10.411A
Jun 2017Form 990$1.16M$1.19M−$26K$1.04M10.514A
Jun 2016Form 990$1.12M$1.17M−$50K$1.07M10.911B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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