Justice Assistance

Analysis

Justice Assistance is a registered charity in United States, based in Cranston, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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 June 2023, Justice Assistance reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $680k to $2.6m (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Justice Assistance 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 85th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yaqeen Endowment ($2.6m), Assigned Counsel Defender Plan of Suffolk County Inc ($2.6m) and Equality Federation Institute ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $237k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $922k. At year end it held assets of $591k against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $470k. It reported 19 employees.