Clooney Foundation for Justice

Analysis

Clooney Foundation for Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Clooney Foundation for Justice reported income of $15.1m and spending of $10.7m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.8m to $15.1m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Clooney Foundation for Justice 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 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Student Exchange Inc ($15.1m), Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism ($15.2m) and African Agricultural Technology Foundation ($14.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $15.5m against liabilities of $324k, net assets of $15.2m. It reported 21 employees.