Equal Justice USA Inc

Analysis

Equal Justice USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Equal Justice USA Inc reported income of $5.4m and spending of $6.8m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $5.4m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Equal Justice USA Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justice Systems Partners ($5.3m), The Childrens Place Inc ($5.4m) and Nihonmachi Legal Outreach ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $233k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $282k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 42 employees.