Center for Appellate Litigation

Analysis

Center for Appellate Litigation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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, Center for Appellate Litigation reported income of $11.6m and spending of $11.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $11.6m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 28%. 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, Center for Appellate Litigation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pisgah Legal Services ($11.6m), Cia Officers Memorial Foundation ($11.7m) and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $959k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 85 employees.