Civil Rights Corps

Analysis

Civil Rights Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 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, Civil Rights Corps reported income of $5.6m and spending of $6.7m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.6m to $5.6m (-41%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Civil Rights Corps sits at the 94th 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 81st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Right to Work Legal Defense & Education Foundation Inc ($5.6m), Immigrant Legal Defense ($5.6m) and Legal Services of Eastern Michigan ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 52 employees.