Center for Study of Responsive Law

Analysis

Center for Study of Responsive Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Study of Responsive Law reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.4m (-1.1%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1060%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Study of Responsive Law sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Actuaries ($1.4m), A E T Library Endowment ($1.4m) and Penguin Club ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $454k. It paid $80k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $26.5m against liabilities of $1,700, net assets of $26.5m. It reported 10 employees.