Justicematters Inc

Analysis

Justicematters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Durham, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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 September 2023, Justicematters Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $609k to $1.5m (+140%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2019, when income rose by 40%. 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, Justicematters Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Trafficking Legal Center ($1.5m), Childrens Law Center Inc ($1.5m) and Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (6.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $467k against liabilities of $211k, net assets of $256k. It reported 16 employees.