Partnership for Southern Equity

Analysis

Partnership for Southern Equity is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Partnership for Southern Equity reported income of $16.0m and spending of $8.5m, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $2.3m to $16.0m (+585%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Partnership for Southern Equity sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Episcopal Church Foundation ($16.0m), Luis Palau Association ($16.1m) and Catholic Cemeteries of the Roman ($15.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $223k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $21.2m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $18.7m. It reported 36 employees.