cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this dataset, please cite it as: Probative Growth, Legal-aid, public-interest-law and civil-rights nonprofits by county, from the IRS exempt-organization list, 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23963739. Source: Probative, Legal-aid, public-interest-law and civil-rights nonprofits by county, from the IRS exempt-organization list, version 2.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23963739, licensed CC BY 4.0."
type: dataset
title: "Legal-aid, public-interest-law and civil-rights nonprofits by county, from the IRS exempt-organization list"
authors:
  - name: "Probative Growth"
    website: "https://probativegrowth.com"
version: "2.0.0"
date-released: 2026-11-04
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.23963739
url: "https://probativegrowth.com/data/legal-aid-orgs/"
license: CC-BY-4.0
abstract: "How many legal-aid, public-interest-law and civil-rights nonprofits have an address in each county, state and the nation, from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Counts by type (legal services, public interest law, civil rights) and by annual revenue band, with a rate per 100,000 residents. Counts only: no names."
keywords:
  - "legal aid organizations by county"
  - "public interest law nonprofits"
  - "civil rights nonprofits by state"
  - "IRS exempt organizations NTEE I80"
  - "access to justice data"