Death Penalty Focus

Analysis

Death Penalty Focus is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Death Penalty Focus reported income of $263k and spending of $243k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $385k to $263k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Death Penalty Focus sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opening Doors International Services Inc ($262k), Legal Education Access Pipeline Inc ($263k) and Our Lady Charity for the Community ($262k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $308k against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $214k. It reported 1 employees.