Student Press Law Center Inc

Analysis

Student Press Law Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 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, Student Press Law Center Inc reported income of $490k and spending of $1.1m, spending 227% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $490k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Student Press Law Center Inc sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania ($489k), Callisto ($490k) and Casa of Eastern Oregon Inc ($489k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $300k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $459k. It paid $25k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 11 employees.