Project Ezrah Needs Inc

Analysis

Project Ezrah Needs Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Englewood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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, Project Ezrah Needs Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.6m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Project Ezrah Needs Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bless Foundation ($2.1m), United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc ($2.1m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Foundation ($2.1m).

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 $159k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $461k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 11 employees.