Fidelis Center for Law and Policy

Analysis

Fidelis Center for Law and Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel, IN. 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, Fidelis Center for Law and Policy reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $4.3m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Fidelis Center for Law and Policy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pars Equality Center ($4.3m), Nomi Network ($4.3m) and Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $744k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $974k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 21 employees.