Wage Justice Center

Analysis

Wage Justice Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 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, Wage Justice Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $735k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $766k to $1.0m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Wage Justice Center sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reclamation Staffing ($1.0m), Good Samaritan Home Inc ($1.0m) and New York State Community Action Association Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $268k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 7 employees.