DC Justice Lab

Analysis

DC Justice Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, DC Justice Lab reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.9m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $491k to $2.4m (+390%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, DC Justice Lab sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pangea Legal Services ($2.4m), Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc ($2.4m) and Center for Conflict Resolution ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $828k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 13 employees.