Basic Rights Education Fund

Analysis

Basic Rights Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 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, Basic Rights Education Fund reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $594k to $1.3m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Basic Rights Education Fund sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guadalupe County Childrens Advocacy Center Inc ($1.3m), Icca Foundation Inc ($1.3m) and Pennsylvania Prison Society ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $432k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1,588, net assets of $1.6m.