Public Law Center

Analysis

Public Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 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, Public Law Center reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $7.5m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Public Law Center sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Measures for Justice Institute ($7.5m), Casa of Los Angeles ($7.5m) and Kristi House Inc ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $353k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 81 employees.