West Side Justice Center Inc

Analysis

West Side Justice Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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 December 2023, West Side Justice Center Inc reported income of $10.8m and spending of $10.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $270k to $10.8m (+3919%), an average of +152% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 2210%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, West Side Justice Center Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation ($10.7m), Votingworks ($10.9m) and Child Abuse Council of Sacramento ($10.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $836k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $4.4m, net assets of $2,217. It reported 21 employees.