Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Analysis

Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1973, 53 years ago. 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, Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.8m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law 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 65th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Rosa High School Foundation ($1.8m), Hickory Day School Inc ($1.8m) and Northern Nevada Human Services Association ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $769k. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $671k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 8 employees.