Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc

Analysis

Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $909k to $1.9m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groton Community School Inc ($1.9m), Plowshare Farm Inc ($1.9m) and National Genealogical Society ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $858k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 26 employees.