Abolitionist Law Center

Analysis

Abolitionist Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2013, 13 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Abolitionist Law Center reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.0m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Abolitionist Law Center sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Foundation for Gun Rights Inc ($2.0m), Criminal Justice Ministry ($2.0m) and Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $301k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $898k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 20 employees.