Southwest Center for Law and Policy

Analysis

Southwest Center for Law and Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 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, Southwest Center for Law and Policy reported income of $494k and spending of $365k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $936k to $494k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southwest Center for Law and Policy sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa at Woodlawn Inc ($493k), Project Beloved the Molly Jane Mission ($494k) and NYC Together Inc ($493k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $187k. At year end it held assets of $221k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $120k. It reported 6 employees.