California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association

Analysis

California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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 June 2023, California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association reported income of $14.4m and spending of $14.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $14.4m (+869%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 353%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Services of Northern California ($14.4m), Oregon Law Center ($14.4m) and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $804k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $682k. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $7.5m, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 16 employees.