Advocates for Self-Government

Analysis

Advocates for Self-Government is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Advocates for Self-Government reported income of $861k and spending of $773k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $367k to $861k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Advocates for Self-Government 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 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reading Results ($861k), Central Louisville Community Ministries Inc ($861k) and Traditions at Worthington ($861k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $148k.