The Project on Government Oversight Inc

Analysis

The Project on Government Oversight Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Project on Government Oversight Inc reported income of $7.9m and spending of $8.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.0m to $7.9m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Project on Government Oversight Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($7.9m), Bittersweet Inc ($7.9m) and New Directions Inc ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $447k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $410k, net assets of $11.3m. It reported 62 employees.