Arch City Defenders Inc

Analysis

Arch City Defenders Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2010, 16 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 June 2024, Arch City Defenders Inc reported income of $6.5m and spending of $4.3m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.5m to $6.5m (+162%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Arch City Defenders Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champions for Children Inc ($6.4m), Public Defender of Marion Countyinc ($6.5m) and Office of the Appellate Defender Inc ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $389k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 43 employees.