Constitutional Accountability Center

Analysis

Constitutional Accountability Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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, Constitutional Accountability Center reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $4.5m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Constitutional Accountability Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empowerment Program Inc ($4.5m), Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Inc ($4.5m) and Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $548k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $8.5m. It reported 18 employees.