Public Interest Law Initiative

Analysis

Public Interest Law Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, 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 August 2023, Public Interest Law Initiative reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $994k to $1.4m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Public Interest Law Initiative sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jasmine Road Inc ($1.4m), Childrens Trust Foundation Roanoke Valley Inc ($1.4m) and Capital Defense Project of Southeast Louisiana ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $431k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $349k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 13 employees.