Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc

Analysis

Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Augusta, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.7m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.7m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justice Catalyst Partnerships Inc ($2.7m), Southeastern Legal Foundation Inc ($2.7m) and National Child Protection Task Force Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 33 employees.