Center for Justice and International Law

Analysis

Center for Justice and International Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, 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, Center for Justice and International Law reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.0m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Justice and International Law sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project ($3.0m), Disability Law Center ($3.0m) and Uncommon Law ($3.0m).

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 $228k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $709k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $450k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 9 employees.