Southwest Organizing Project

Analysis

Southwest Organizing Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2023, Southwest Organizing Project reported income of $16.7m and spending of $15.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $16.7m (+235%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Southwest Organizing Project sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pride Inc ($16.6m), Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind Inc ($16.7m) and Homestart Inc ($16.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $519k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $10.2m. It reported 69 employees.