Defending Rights and Dissent Inc

Analysis

Defending Rights and Dissent Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 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, Defending Rights and Dissent Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Defending Rights and Dissent Inc 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 60th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens ($1.4m), Equality Foundation of Georgia Inc ($1.4m) and Justice for All ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $684k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 8 employees.