Texas Fair Defense Project

Analysis

Texas Fair Defense Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 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, Texas Fair Defense Project reported income of $829k and spending of $1.1m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $829k (-25%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 42%. 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, Texas Fair Defense Project sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Community and Workers Rights ($829k), Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research ($829k) and Hawthorn Heights WNC Inc ($829k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $692k. At year end it held assets of $203k against liabilities of $61k, net assets of $141k. It reported 13 employees.