Filipino Advocates for Justice

Analysis

Filipino Advocates for Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Filipino Advocates for Justice reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.8m (+164%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Filipino Advocates for Justice sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visionlink ($2.8m), Farmers Market Fund ($2.8m) and Family Service of Roanoke Valley ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $193k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 53 employees.