Medical Clown Project

Analysis

Medical Clown Project is a registered charity in United States, based in El Sobrante, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Medical Clown Project reported income of $231k and spending of $229k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $196k to $231k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medical Clown Project sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rocky Mountain Rural Health Inc ($231k), Local First Foundation ($231k) and Nevada Future of Nursing Fon Action Coalition ($231k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $186k (81% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $123k. It reported 12 employees.