Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc

Analysis

Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 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 September 2023, Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc reported income of $33.1m and spending of $33.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $27.8m to $33.1m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Coast Childrens Society Inc ($33.1m), Moravian Academy ($33.1m) and Rvnahealth Inc ($33.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $18.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 169 employees.