Montana Innocence Project

Analysis

Montana Innocence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 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, Montana Innocence Project reported income of $429k and spending of $412k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $270k to $429k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Montana Innocence Project sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Russell County Child Advocacy Center Inc ($429k), Brave House Inc ($429k) and Louisville Youth Group Inc ($429k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $173k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $7,252, net assets of $115k. It reported 6 employees.