Grassroots Power Project

Analysis

Grassroots Power Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 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 December 2023, Grassroots Power Project reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $2.1m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Grassroots Power Project sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laser Childcare ($2.1m), North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence Inc ($2.1m) and Vidalia Heritage Academy Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $316k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $916k. It paid $40k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 13 employees.