Center for Justice & Accountability

Analysis

Center for Justice & Accountability is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Center for Justice & Accountability reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.5m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.2m (-14%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Justice & Accountability sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 One Step Further Incorporated ($3.2m), F a I T H Inc ($3.2m) and Georgia Justice Project Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $324k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $847k. It paid $3,281 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $494k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 16 employees.