Equality California Institute

Analysis

Equality California Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Equality California Institute reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $4.6m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Equality California Institute sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Northern NV ($4.6m), Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprenticeship Fund ($4.6m) and City Mission of the Evangelical Churches of Erie Pa ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 21 employees.