Appellate Defenders Inc

Analysis

Appellate Defenders Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Appellate Defenders Inc reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.3m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Appellate Defenders Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association Inc ($5.3m), Nihonmachi Legal Outreach ($5.3m) and Foot Soldiers Park Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $208k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 38 employees.