Detroit Justice Center

Analysis

Detroit Justice Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 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, Detroit Justice Center reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $4.5m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Detroit Justice Center sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Advocacy Center of Smith County ($4.5m), Pacer Center Inc ($4.6m) and New England State Police Information Network Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $243k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 37 employees.