Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc

Analysis

Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $740k to $1.6m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sullivan Legal Aid Panel Inc ($1.6m), Birthright Counseling St Louis ($1.6m) and Childrens Advocacy Center Hope House ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $725k. At year end it held assets of $565k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $550k.