Grassroots Global Justice

Analysis

Grassroots Global Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 June 2023, Grassroots Global Justice reported income of $4.3m and spending of $5.9m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $4.3m (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Grassroots Global Justice sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc ($4.3m), Capital Area Private Defender Service ($4.3m) and Casa Cornelia Legal Services ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $468k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 23 employees.