Rhode Island Center for Justice

Analysis

Rhode Island Center for Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 June 2023, Rhode Island Center for Justice reported income of $1.3m and spending of $808k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $345k to $1.3m (+278%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Rhode Island Center for Justice sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 78th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Alabama Human Development Council Inc ($1.3m), Gospel Echoes Team Assn Inc ($1.3m) and North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $493k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 11 employees.