Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest

Analysis

Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest reported income of $625k and spending of $894k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $633k to $625k (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifeguard Group Inc ($624k), Centro Legal Por Derechos Humanos Inc ($625k) and Change Illinois ($624k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $434k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $129k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 7 employees.