Brave New Software Project Inc

Analysis

Brave New Software Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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 December 2023, Brave New Software Project Inc reported income of $8.9m and spending of $9.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $8.9m (+405%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Brave New Software Project Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Full Employment Council Inc ($8.9m), Commission on Presidential Debates ($8.9m) and American Bar Foundation ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 45% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $665k, net assets of $1.1m.