Center for Equal Opportunity

Analysis

Center for Equal Opportunity is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 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, Center for Equal Opportunity reported income of $537k and spending of $537k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $519k to $537k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Equal Opportunity sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 45th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lafayette Inc ($537k), New England Fellowship of Evangelicals Inc ($537k) and Georgia Right to Life Committee Inc Educational Trust Fund ($537k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $338k (63% of expenses). It paid $1,996 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $272k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $272k. It reported 2 employees.