Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County

Analysis

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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 June 2023, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $532k to $2.2m (+322%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Rights Center Incorporated ($2.2m), Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch Co ($2.2m) and Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $329k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $204k. It reported 22 employees.