Virginia Public Access Project

Analysis

Virginia Public Access Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1997, 29 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, Virginia Public Access Project reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $907k to $1.2m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Virginia Public Access Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Growing Place ($1.2m), Franciscan Shelters ($1.2m) and Pittsburgh Film Makers Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $518k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 11 employees.