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Human rights and equality: charities in United States

Registered24,272charities
Total income$18.78bnlatest returns
Median income$255kper charity
Top-10 share14%of income

Overview

United States has 24,272 registered charities working on human rights and equality on the current register extract, of which 9,611 reported income in their latest return. Together they reported $18.78bn of income. The median charity took in $255k, while the largest tenth reported $3.3m or more, so a typical donation goes to a far smaller organisation than the household names at the top of this list.

Income is concentrated: the ten largest charities working on human rights and equality account for 14% of the total. Across the whole group, 401 charities have a note from the register, such as overdue accounts or three years of spending above income, and those notes are shown on each charity's page.

2,918 of the charities with reported income (30%) took in under $100k a year. Pages for the 6,504 charities with several years of accounts include their full income history, a comparison with similar-sized peers and a breakdown of where the money comes from.

Largest by income

#CharityLocationIncome
1Legal Services CorporationWashington, DC$595.8m
2Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NY$376.6m
3Caring People AlliancePhiladelphia, PA$312.6m
4Vera Institute of Justice IncBrooklyn, NY$263.2m
5Justice Resource Institute IncNeedham, MA$239.9m
6American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY$185.1m
7Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL$169.9m
8The 85 FundFort Worth, TX$143.1m
9American Arbitration Association IncNew York, NY$139.6m
10American Bar Association Fund for Justice and EducationChicago, IL$124.6m
11Legal Services of New Jersey IncEdison, NJ$106.5m
12National Center for State CourtsWilliamsburg, VA$104.3m
13Justice Innovation IncNew York, NY$102.6m
14Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, AZ$101.8m
15Native American Heritage AssociationBlack Hawk, SD$101.5m
16American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY$88.1m
17Defender Association of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$83.9m
18The Trevor Project IncW Hollywood, CA$83.8m
19Childrens Advocacy Centers of Texas IncAustin, TX$82.4m
20Massachusetts Legal AssistanceBoston, MA$81.1m
21Nexus Family HealingPlymouth, MN$80.8m
22Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee RightsChicago, IL$80.4m
23Community Resources for Justice IncBoston, MA$80.3m
24Brooklyn Defender ServicesBrooklyn, NY$75.6m
25Kind IncWashington, DC$74.4m
26Oriana House IncAkron, OH$72.4m
27Florida Bar Foundation IncMaitland, FL$70.8m
28Community FirmDenver, CO$69.4m
29Prison Fellowship MinistriesLansdowne, VA$68.4m
30Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism IncAtlanta, GA$67.9m
31Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL$67.3m
32National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenAlexandria, VA$65.2m
33FJCNew York, NY$62.3m
34Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid IncMercedes, TX$60.5m
35Center for Disability Rights IncRochester, NY$59.6m
36The Bronx DefendersBronx, NY$58.8m
37Amikids IncTampa, FL$58.5m
38Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers IncMonterey Park, CA$57.5m
39Legal Aid Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$57.5m
40Center for Reproductive Rights IncNew York, NY$56.3m
41Northwest Justice ProjectSeattle, WA$55.8m
42Institute for Healthcare ImprovementBoston, MA$52.4m
43Village NetworkWooster, OH$52.3m
44Individual Advocacy Group IncRomeoville, IL$52.2m
45Legal Aid of North Carolina IncRaleigh, NC$51.4m
46National Association of Chronic Disease DirectorsDecatur, GA$51.0m
47Wisconsin Community Services IncMilwaukee, WI$49.9m
48Institute for JusticeArlington, VA$49.9m
49Pacific Legal FoundationSacramento, CA$47.9m
50Legal Foundation of WashingtonSeattle, WA$46.8m
51Centro Legal de LA Raza IncOakland, CA$46.2m
52Center for American ProgressWashington, DC$46.1m
53Just Trust for EducationDurham, NC$45.4m
54Coalition for Humane Immigrant RightsLos Angeles, CA$44.9m
55Disability Rights CaliforniaSacramento, CA$43.6m
56NAACP Empowerment Programs IncBaltimore, MD$43.6m
57Skillsright IncMontclair, NJ$42.7m
58Child Crisis ArizonaMesa, AZ$41.1m
59Lone Star Legal AidHouston, TX$40.7m
60Pennsylvania Legal Aid NetworkHarrisburg, PA$40.5m