Western Resource Advocates

Analysis

Western Resource Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 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, Western Resource Advocates reported income of $18.5m and spending of $12.5m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.2m to $18.5m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Western Resource Advocates 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 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third Way Institute ($18.4m), Transgender Law Center ($18.5m) and South Jersey Legal Services Inc ($18.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $21.1m against liabilities of $904k, net assets of $20.2m. It reported 97 employees.