Cair Foundation Inc

Analysis

Cair Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Cair Foundation Inc reported income of $7.9m and spending of $6.4m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $7.9m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. 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, Cair Foundation Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tsic Inc ($7.9m), Voices for Children ($8.0m) and Center for Hope Inc ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $588k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 40 employees.