Causa Justa Just Cause

Analysis

Causa Justa Just Cause is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 June 2023, Causa Justa Just Cause reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $2.5m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Causa Justa Just Cause sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irvington Uaw Housing Corp ($2.5m), Community Lenders Community Development Corporation ($2.5m) and Rebuilding Together Montgomery County Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 32 employees.