Open City Advocates

Analysis

Open City Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 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 September 2023, Open City Advocates reported income of $1.2m and spending of $974k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $600k to $1.2m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Open City Advocates sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Insurrection Foundation ($1.2m), Intercultural Advocacy Institute ($1.2m) and Safe Harbor Childrens Advocacy Cent ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $296k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $172k. At year end it held assets of $936k against liabilities of $115k, net assets of $822k. It reported 4 employees.