Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

Analysis

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 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, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California reported income of $14.5m and spending of $14.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.8m to $14.5m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence ($14.5m), Students for Life of America Inc ($14.6m) and Chaldean Community Foundation ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $958k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.7m. It paid $67k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $25.2m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $22.7m. It reported 99 employees.