March for Life Education and Defense Fund

Analysis

March for Life Education and Defense Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1982, 44 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 December 2023, March for Life Education and Defense Fund reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.7m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.4m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, March for Life Education and Defense 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 87th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include ACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc ($2.4m), James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy ($2.4m) and Innocence Project New Orleans ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $782k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $544k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 19 employees.