Pious Projects of America

Analysis

Pious Projects of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgeview, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pious Projects of America reported income of $12.3m and spending of $9.3m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $12.3m (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Pious Projects of America sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of San Benito County ($12.3m), Scott & White Healthcare ($12.4m) and United Way Inc ($12.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 3 employees.