Witness to Innocence

Analysis

Witness to Innocence is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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 June 2024, Witness to Innocence reported income of $665k and spending of $701k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $762k to $665k (-13%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Witness to Innocence sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Families in Partnership Incorporated ($665k), Legal Link ($665k) and Shmira Volunteer Patrol Corp ($664k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $352k. At year end it held assets of $391k against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $310k. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.