Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

Analysis

Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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, Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights reported income of $11.6m and spending of $14.2m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $18.2m to $11.6m (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Inc ($11.6m), Dayspring Health Inc ($11.6m) and Lexington Medical Center Foundation Inc ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $43.5m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $36.6m. It reported 65 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.