Shriver Center on Poverty Law

Analysis

Shriver Center on Poverty Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 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 December 2023, Shriver Center on Poverty Law reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $5.9m (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Shriver Center on Poverty Law sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kalamazoo County Defender Inc ($5.9m), Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc ($5.9m) and Justice Action Network Foundation ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $10.2m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 53 employees.