Prison Law Office

Analysis

Prison Law Office is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Prison Law Office reported income of $16.1m and spending of $5.0m, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $13.0m to $16.1m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Prison Law Office sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orangewood Foundation ($16.1m), Womens Business Enterprise National Council ($16.3m) and Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc ($16.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.7% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $104.2m against liabilities of $263k, net assets of $104.0m. It reported 32 employees.