Unchained at Last

Analysis

Unchained at Last is a registered charity in United States, based in Westfield, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 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, Unchained at Last reported income of $1.5m and spending of $852k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $571k to $1.5m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Unchained at Last sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fathers House Restoration Ministries Inc ($1.5m), Transforming Educating & Empowering Children and Humanity ($1.5m) and Community Cancer Fund ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $335k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 6 employees.