Students for Fair Admissions Inc

Analysis

Students for Fair Admissions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 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, Students for Fair Admissions Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.3m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Students for Fair Admissions Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Progress House Association ($3.3m), Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc ($3.3m) and Childrens Center ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (2.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $257k, net assets of $1.9m.