Equal Justice Center

Analysis

Equal Justice Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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, Equal Justice Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $896k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.0m (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 24%. 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, Equal Justice Center sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Critical Resistance ($1.0m), Bridges Federal Reintegration Centers Inc ($1.0m) and Sexual Assault Resource Agency ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $26k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $450k. At year end it held assets of $321k against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $151k. It reported 11 employees.