Empire Justice Center

Analysis

Empire Justice Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 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, Empire Justice Center reported income of $11.3m and spending of $10.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $11.3m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Empire Justice Center 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 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Legal Services ($11.3m), ACLU Foundation of Southern Calif ($11.5m) and Community Specialists Corporation ($11.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $285k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 96 employees.