Pen & Sword

Analysis

Pen & Sword is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 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, Pen & Sword reported income of $185k and spending of $193k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $161k to $185k (+15%), an average of +15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pen & Sword sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Nebraska Casa ($185k), Freer Records Inc ($185k) and National Federation of Filipino American Associations ($185k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $57k against liabilities of $7,472, net assets of $50k.