Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

Analysis

Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 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 December 2023, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability reported income of $6.2m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $6.2m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation ($6.2m), Timelist Group Inc ($6.2m) and Scale Justice Network Inc ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $553k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $413k, net assets of $15.9m. It reported 51 employees.