Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

Analysis

Housing and Economic Rights Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.6m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $3.1m (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance ($3.1m), Health Plus Indiana Inc ($3.1m) and Public Defender Corporation for the 27th Judicial Circuit ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $729k, net assets of $858k. It reported 32 employees.