Restore Justice Foundation

Analysis

Restore Justice Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Restore Justice Foundation reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $442k to $3.3m (+656%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Restore Justice Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justice Information Resource Network Inc ($3.3m), Public Wise Research and Education Fund ($3.4m) and Gateway Juvenile Diversion Project Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $842k against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $604k. It reported 42 employees.