Alliance for a Just Society

Analysis

Alliance for a Just Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Alliance for a Just Society reported income of $5.3m and spending of $4.6m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $5.3m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 572%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Alliance for a Just Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Idaho Council of Governments ($5.3m), Easter Seals West Georgia Inc ($5.4m) and Fairhaven Industries Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $545k, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 25 employees.