Sojourner Project Inc

Analysis

Sojourner Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hopkins, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Sojourner Project Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sojourner Project Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvey County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Task Force Inc ($1.7m), New Covenant Community Development Corp ($1.7m) and Family Support Line of Delaware County Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $733k. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 27 employees.