Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project

Analysis

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan Community Resources ($1.5m), Doors to Freedom ($1.5m) and Black Mothers Forum Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $611k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $381k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 18 employees.