Partnership for Civil Justice Fund

Analysis

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $1.4m (+754%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fund for Legal Aid ($1.4m), Northern Kentucky Childrens Law Center Inc ($1.4m) and Community Labor United Incorporated ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $374k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.