Step Up to Justice

Analysis

Step Up to Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Step Up to Justice reported income of $506k and spending of $527k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $77k to $506k (+559%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 431%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Step Up to Justice sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of Southeast Mississippi Inc ($506k), Three Sisters Gardens ($507k) and We Oppose Violence Everywhere Now Inc ($506k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $290k. At year end it held assets of $626k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $544k. It reported 15 employees.