Just Cities Institute

Analysis

Just Cities Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Just Cities Institute reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $431k to $1.1m (+151%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Just Cities Institute sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Endowment Fund ($1.1m), Texas Southmost College Foundation Inc ($1.1m) and City of Refuge Communities Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $642k. At year end it held assets of $666k against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $385k. It reported 18 employees.