The Cookie Project

Analysis

The Cookie Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Wyandotte, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 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, The Cookie Project reported income of $120k and spending of $58k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $120k (+122%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cookie Project sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ramblin Vewe Farm TR ($120k), Camp Fiesta Inc ($120k) and Cleveland Roots Inc ($120k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 52% of the total. At year end it held assets of $371k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $360k.