Pretrial Justice Institute

Analysis

Pretrial Justice Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1977, 49 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, Pretrial Justice Institute reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $1.7m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pretrial Justice Institute sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.7m), Mental Health America of Southwestern Pa ($1.7m) and The Abcd Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $406k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $525k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $365k. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.