Center for Law and Social Policy

Analysis

Center for Law and Social Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1969, 57 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, Center for Law and Social Policy reported income of $7.9m and spending of $10.5m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.0m to $7.9m (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Law and Social Policy sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aid for AIDS International Inc ($7.9m), One Arizona ($7.9m) and Firelight Media Inc ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $23.1m against liabilities of $5.9m, net assets of $17.2m. It reported 70 employees.