World Justice Project

Analysis

World Justice Project 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 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, World Justice Project reported income of $6.9m and spending of $8.9m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.2m to $6.9m (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, World Justice Project sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prisoner and Community Together Inc ($6.8m), Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Inc ($6.9m) and Regional Organized Crime Information Center ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $659k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $11.8m. It reported 57 employees.