The Equal Rights Center

Analysis

The Equal Rights Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, The Equal Rights Center reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Equal Rights Center sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Land Trust Association of West Marin ($1.9m), Womens Development Center Inc ($1.9m) and St Martins Manor Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $819k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $798k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 19 employees.