Center for Constitutional Rights Inc

Analysis

Center for Constitutional Rights Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1966, 60 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 June 2024, Center for Constitutional Rights Inc reported income of $15.8m and spending of $14.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $10.9m to $15.8m (+45%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Constitutional Rights Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilkinson County Industrial Development Authority ($15.8m), Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Inc ($15.8m) and Florida Rising Together Inc ($15.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.2m. At year end it held assets of $46.0m against liabilities of $924k, net assets of $45.0m. It reported 77 employees.