First District Appellate Project

Analysis

First District Appellate Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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, First District Appellate Project reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.2m (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, First District Appellate Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Academy of Religion Inc ($3.2m), Disinformation Index Inc ($3.2m) and Lawton Food Bank Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $313k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $842k, net assets of $970k. It reported 21 employees.