Community Justice Project

Analysis

Community Justice Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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 June 2024, Community Justice Project reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Justice Project sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lane County Defense Consortium ($1.8m), Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California ($1.8m) and Dismas of Vermont Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $926k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $435k, net assets of $694k. It reported 23 employees.