The Public Interest Law Center

Analysis

The Public Interest Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1974, 52 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 (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, The Public Interest Law Center reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.1m (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Public Interest Law Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridges of America - the Santa Fe Bridge Inc ($2.1m), Casa of the Pikes Peak Region Inc ($2.1m) and America on Track ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $562k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 22 employees.