Center for Individual Rights

Analysis

Center for Individual Rights is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1989, 37 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 March 2024, Center for Individual Rights reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $1.9m to $1.8m (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Individual Rights sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Aid of Wyoming Inc ($1.8m), Childrens Rights Society Inc ($1.8m) and The Forge for Families Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $715k (41% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $341k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $708k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 9 employees.