Death Penalty Action

Analysis

Death Penalty Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Ghent, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Death Penalty Action reported income of $417k and spending of $424k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $424k to $417k (-1.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Death Penalty Action sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dispute Resolution Centers of Michigan Inc ($416k), FW Black Collective ($417k) and All for the Family Legal Clinic Inc ($416k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $28k. It reported 1 employees.