Persecution Project Foundation

Analysis

Persecution Project Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Culpeper, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Persecution Project Foundation reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.2m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Persecution Project Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for the Diocese of Helena Inc ($4.2m), Onelife Institute Inc ($4.2m) and Ocean Institute ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $216k. At year end it held assets of $888k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $871k. It reported 7 employees.