Pars Equality Center

Analysis

Pars Equality Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Pars Equality Center reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.3m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pars Equality Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach Inc ($4.3m), Fidelis Center for Law and Policy ($4.3m) and National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 30 employees.