James Project Inc

Analysis

James Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth 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 December 2023, James Project Inc reported income of $426k and spending of $300k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $281k to $426k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, James Project Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau Inc ($425k), Camp Fire ($426k) and Youth for Christ USA Inc ($425k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $130k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $6,580, net assets of $1.1m.