Guardian Group

Analysis

Guardian Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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, Guardian Group reported income of $713k and spending of $708k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $662k to $713k (+7.6%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. 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, Guardian Group sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators Inc ($711k), Friends of Fort Knox ($713k) and Raising Austin Inc ($711k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $370k. At year end it held assets of $645k against liabilities of $259k, net assets of $385k. It reported 5 employees.