Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County

Analysis

Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 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 June 2023, Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County reported income of $278k and spending of $351k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $295k to $278k (-5.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship Community Development Corporation ($277k), In Our Backyard ($278k) and San Diego Friends of Legal Aid ($277k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $583k against liabilities of $296k, net assets of $286k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.