Civic Ark

Analysis

Civic Ark is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 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 December 2023, Civic Ark reported income of $80k and spending of $77k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $441k to $80k (-82%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 81%. 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, Civic Ark sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 28th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community for Childrens Justice ($80k), Sunrise for Children ($81k) and Balch Springs Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association ($80k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.