Callisto

Analysis

Callisto is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2012, 14 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, Callisto reported income of $490k and spending of $513k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $585k to $490k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 251% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Callisto sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Student Press Law Center Inc ($490k), Birthright of Memphis Inc ($490k) and Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania ($489k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $345k. At year end it held assets of $604k against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $433k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.