Mountain State Justice Inc

Analysis

Mountain State Justice Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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, Mountain State Justice Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.9m, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $1.9m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Mountain State Justice Inc 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 85th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law ($1.9m), American Jail Association ($1.9m) and Grip Training Institute ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $810k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 30 employees.