Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Analysis

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 years ago. 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, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area reported income of $4.9m and spending of $5.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.9m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McAuley Ministries ($4.9m), Crisis Management Services Inc ($4.9m) and Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $368k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. It paid $41k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 44 employees.