Southern Center for Human Rights

Analysis

Southern Center for Human Rights is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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, Southern Center for Human Rights reported income of $4.2m and spending of $5.5m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.1m to $4.2m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southern Center for Human Rights sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Indian Legal Services Inc ($4.2m), Jewish Community Center Charitable Supporting Foundation ($4.2m) and Inspiration Ministries Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $256k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $361k, net assets of $12.9m. It reported 47 employees.