Civil Rights & Advocacy
(R20)
990 on File
BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES
Financial strength (30%)
68/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
88/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Financial Overview — FY 2023
$75.6M
Total Revenue
$75.8M
Total Expenses
$-3,876,678
Net Assets
612
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
87.3%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
-0.61x
Liability-to-Asset
107.3%
Revenue Diversification
100.1%
Executive Compensation
$605K
Compared with Peers
FY 2023
Compared with 90 similar organizations
(United States, Civil Rights & Advocacy, $10M–$100M in expenses), FY 2023.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
87.3% | 81.5% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
12.3% | 12.3% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.5% | 5.3% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
-0.6 mo | 13.2 mo |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
107.3% | 15.9% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
100.1% | 95.6% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
11.0% | 3.7% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
4.5% | 14.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-0.3% | -0.2% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $75.6M | $75.8M | $-3,876,678 | 87.3% | 612 |
| 2022 | $68.1M | $72.6M | $-3,652,910 | 86.5% | 582 |
| 2021 | $60.7M | $64.5M | N/A | — | 527 |
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