Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund

Analysis

Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 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 (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, Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund reported income of $14.1m and spending of $7.4m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $339k to $14.1m (+4055%), an average of +246% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1138%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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 Empowered Politics Education Fund 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 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Legal Services ($14.1m), Prison Fellowship International ($14.1m) and Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault ($14.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $22.9m against liabilities of $6.7m, net assets of $16.2m.