Advocates for Informed Choice

Analysis

Advocates for Informed Choice is a registered charity in United States, based in Sudbury, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 2022, Advocates for Informed Choice reported income of $403k and spending of $638k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $594k to $403k (-32%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Advocates for Informed Choice sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unmask Youth Program ($403k), Kuikahi Mediation Center Inc ($403k) and Norwalk High School Athletic Boosters Inc ($403k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $238k. At year end it held assets of $673k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $640k. It reported 5 employees.