Education Law Center Inc

Analysis

Education Law Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Education Law Center Inc reported income of $5.3m and spending of $3.9m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $5.3m (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Education Law Center Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Avalon Charter School ($5.3m), Go Project Inc ($5.3m) and Southwest Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $655k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 20 employees.