Common Justice

Analysis

Common Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2023, Common Justice reported income of $8.5m and spending of $6.8m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $8.5m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Common Justice sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midwestern Higher Education Commission ($8.5m), Opportunity Agenda Inc ($8.5m) and National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $405k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $19.1m against liabilities of $771k, net assets of $18.4m. It reported 44 employees.