PHD Project Association

Analysis

PHD Project Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Ramsey, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 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 June 2023, PHD Project Association reported income of $2.0m and spending of $3.1m, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.0m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, PHD Project Association 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 88th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Era Colorado Foundation ($2.0m), East River Legal Services Corporation ($2.0m) and Disability Rights Oklahoma Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $261k, net assets of $1.3m.