Justice Policy Institute

Analysis

Justice Policy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 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, Justice Policy Institute reported income of $879k and spending of $1.5m, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $879k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Justice Policy Institute sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Legal Help ($878k), Kansans for Life Educational Fund ($879k) and Cowlitz County Child Advocates ($878k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $174k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $554k. At year end it held assets of $930k against liabilities of $412k, net assets of $518k. It reported 10 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.