US Right to Know

Analysis

US Right to Know is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, US Right to Know reported income of $656k and spending of $605k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $282k to $656k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, US Right to Know sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutheran Services for the Aging Inc ($656k), High Desert Second Chance ($656k) and Trinity Healing Center Inc ($656k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $283k (47% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $554k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $554k. It reported 6 employees.