Proenglish

Analysis

Proenglish is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1982, 44 years ago. 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, Proenglish reported income of $509k and spending of $829k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $509k (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Proenglish sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornerstone Christian Fellowship ($508k), West Virginia Homes Inc ($509k) and South Onondaga Fire Department Inc ($508k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $209k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.