Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc

Analysis

Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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 2023, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $855k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emerge Connecticut Inc ($1.6m), Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life ($1.6m) and Texas Values ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $399k (47% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 4 employees.