Public Justice Foundation

Analysis

Public Justice Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 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, Public Justice Foundation reported income of $9.7m and spending of $9.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $9.7m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Public Justice Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tahirih Justice Center ($9.7m), Northwest Regional Re-Entry Center NWRRC ($9.7m) and Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $531k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $20.8m against liabilities of $6.1m, net assets of $14.8m. It reported 53 employees.