California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund

Analysis

California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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 June 2023, California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund reported income of $331k and spending of $443k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $266k to $331k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 272%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voices for Children of the Suwannee Valley Corp ($331k), Tennessee Equality Project Foundation ($331k) and Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality Inc ($330k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $387k against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $241k. It reported 8 employees.