Counsel for Defense of Chelancounty

Analysis

Counsel for Defense of Chelancounty is a registered charity in United States, based in Wenatchee, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Counsel for Defense of Chelancounty reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.4m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Counsel for Defense of Chelancounty sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reaching Out Mba Inc ($2.4m), Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network Inc ($2.4m) and Equality Alliance of San Diego County ($2.4m).

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 $390k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $485k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $467k. It reported 16 employees.