Citizenship Education Fund

Analysis

Citizenship Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1984, 42 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, Citizenship Education Fund reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.4m to $2.5m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Citizenship Education Fund sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compassionate Communities for Children ($2.5m), Whose Knowledge Question Mark ($2.5m) and Tzedek DC Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $586k. At year end it held assets of $586k against liabilities of $226k, net assets of $360k. It reported 18 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.