Midwestern Innocence Project Inc

Analysis

Midwestern Innocence Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, 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, Midwestern Innocence Project Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $683k to $2.6m (+287%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Midwestern Innocence Project Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Televerde Foundation Inc ($2.6m), Source LGBT Center Inc ($2.6m) and Louisiana Parole Project Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $907k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 27 employees.