Silent Witness Inc

Analysis

Silent Witness Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 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, Silent Witness Inc reported income of $127k and spending of $139k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $127k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Silent Witness Inc sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Rise Trial & Appellate ($127k), Pro-Life Mississippi ($127k) and Az Common Ground ($126k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $772k against liabilities of $366k, net assets of $405k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.