American Association for Justice Education Fund

Analysis

American Association for Justice Education Fund 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 July 2023, American Association for Justice Education Fund reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.6m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.5m (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Association for Justice Education Fund sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Women in Film & Television Inc ($2.5m), Church Community Services Inc ($2.5m) and Lifeline Center for Child Development ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $852k. At year end it held assets of $481k against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of -$1.7m.

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.