Appalachian Citizens Law Center Inc

Analysis

Appalachian Citizens Law Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Whitesburg, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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, Appalachian Citizens Law Center Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $876k to $1.2m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Appalachian Citizens Law Center Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairfield Behavioral Health Services ($1.2m), Voices for Children Inc ($1.2m) and Free on the Outside ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $734k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 14 employees.