Appellate Advocates

Analysis

Appellate Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Appellate Advocates reported income of $15.4m and spending of $14.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.3m to $15.4m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Appellate Advocates sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RS Eden ($15.4m), Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education ($15.4m) and Legal Services of Eastern Mo Inc ($15.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.5m. It paid $73k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $7.6m, net assets of $2.8m.