Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc

Analysis

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc reported income of $6.7m and spending of $8.0m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.0m to $6.7m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vital Ground Foundation Inc ($6.7m), Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah Inc ($6.7m) and Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $927k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. It paid $820k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 60 employees.