First Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate Program

Analysis

First Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Mitchell, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, First Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate Program reported income of $512k and spending of $467k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $349k to $512k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, First Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate Program sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Action for New Directions Education Fund Inc ($512k), Positive Results Center ($512k) and Boise Pride Festival ($512k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $273k (58% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $556k against liabilities of $2,578, net assets of $553k. It reported 5 employees.