Western Justice Center Foundation

Analysis

Western Justice Center Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 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, Western Justice Center Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Western Justice Center Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevent Child Abuse New York Inc ($2.0m), Womens Foundation of the South ($2.0m) and The Fountain Fund ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $506k. It paid $102k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $214k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 10 employees.