Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice

Analysis

Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 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 March 2024, Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $1.9m (+43%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Together ($1.9m), Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Comn Ctr of Greater Cleveland ($1.9m) and Insight Crime Incorporated ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 5 employees.