Family Violence Appellate Project

Analysis

Family Violence Appellate Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, Family Violence Appellate Project reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.7m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.8m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. 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, Family Violence Appellate Project sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Center for Youth Development ($1.8m), Long Island Advocacy Center Inc ($1.8m) and Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $207k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 22 employees.