The Voices and Faces Project

Analysis

The Voices and Faces Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Voices and Faces Project reported income of $529k and spending of $622k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $383k to $529k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Voices and Faces Project sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Giannas Place ($529k), Community Cares Iron County ($529k) and Knowledge Futures ($529k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (21% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $3,169, net assets of $63k. It reported 1 employees.