Civil Liberties Defense Center

Analysis

Civil Liberties Defense Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Civil Liberties Defense Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $756k to $1.1m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Civil Liberties Defense Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Violence Intervention Project Inc ($1.1m), Michigan Casa Inc ($1.1m) and Casa El Dorado ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $402k. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $7,319, net assets of $358k. It reported 8 employees.