Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project

Analysis

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 June 2023, Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $648k to $1.5m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education ($1.5m), Doors of Hope ($1.5m) and Lev Foundation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $720k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $534k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 11 employees.