Initiate Justice

Analysis

Initiate Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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, Initiate Justice reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.8m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $755k to $1.4m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Initiate Justice sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kidsfirst Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer County ($1.4m), California Police Athletic Federation ($1.4m) and Center for Nonviolent Communication ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $717k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $396k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 13 employees.