Corner House

Analysis

Corner House is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1989, 37 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Corner House reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.5m (+49%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Corner House 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 87th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whose Knowledge Question Mark ($2.5m), John Volken Academy ($2.5m) and Citizenship Education Fund ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. It paid $86k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $942k, net assets of $293k. It reported 33 employees.