Council for Court Excellence

Analysis

Council for Court Excellence is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 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, Council for Court Excellence reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $956k to $1.2m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Council for Court Excellence sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Andrew Goodman Foundation Inc ($1.2m), Special Olympics Vermont ($1.2m) and International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $644k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $328k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 12 employees.