Jus Cogens

Analysis

Jus Cogens is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2021, Jus Cogens reported income of $333k and spending of $579k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income fell from $334k to $333k (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Jus Cogens sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concerned Communities for America Inc ($333k), Downtown Statesville Development Corporation ($333k) and Friends of Southern Ohio ($333k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $149k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $149k.