Rising for Justice Inc

Analysis

Rising for Justice Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1980, 46 years ago. 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, Rising for Justice Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $4.1m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.0m (+9.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Rising for Justice Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Opportunity Pre-School Co ($3.0m), Vigorous Interventions in Ongoing Natural Settings Inc ($3.0m) and Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Hudson Valley Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $366k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 43 employees.