Charlie Cart Project

Analysis

Charlie Cart Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Charlie Cart Project reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $936k to $1.8m (+95%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Charlie Cart Project sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Augustine Academy Inc ($1.8m), Prairie Hill Waldorf School Ltd ($1.8m) and Southwestern Idaho Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $280k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.