New England Innocence Project

Analysis

New England Innocence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 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, New England Innocence Project reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.3m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, New England Innocence Project 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 85th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miaan Group Inc ($2.0m), California Black Media ($2.0m) and Soteria World Outreach Ministries Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $659k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 16 employees.