Center for Death Penalty Litigation

Analysis

Center for Death Penalty Litigation is a registered charity in United States, based in Durham, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Center for Death Penalty Litigation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.2m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $1.5m (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Death Penalty Litigation 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 84th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Legal Services ($1.5m), Prevent Child Abuse Athens Inc ($1.5m) and Child Advocacy Center Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $465k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 29 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.