California Changelawyers

Analysis

California Changelawyers is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, California Changelawyers reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.0m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Changelawyers sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Bryn Mawr Theater Film Institute ($3.0m), Mental Health Empowerment Project Inc ($3.0m) and Irish Festivals Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $254k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $428k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $530k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 5 employees.