Citizens for Self-Governance

Analysis

Citizens for Self-Governance is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Citizens for Self-Governance reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $4.3m to $3.3m (-24%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Citizens for Self-Governance sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Ridge Legal Services Inc ($3.3m), Kids Intervention & Diagnostic Service Center Inc ($3.3m) and Damascus Way Re-Entry Center Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $767k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $331k, net assets of $2.5m.