Center for Taxpayer Rights

Analysis

Center for Taxpayer Rights is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Taxpayer Rights reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16k to $1.3m (+7698%), an average of +197% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 403%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Taxpayer Rights sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Galvanized Innovative Approach to Leading Excellence Planning Solut ($1.3m), Oregon Crime Victims Law Center ($1.3m) and Reinvent Albany ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $225k. At year end it held assets of $805k against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $564k. It reported 4 employees.