Project South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide

Analysis

Project South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 years ago. 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 South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide reported income of $12.0m and spending of $6.4m, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $12.0m (+987%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 680%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Project South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harborcreek Youth Services ($12.0m), Mid-Columbia Community Action Council Inc ($12.0m) and Goodwill Industries of Erie Huron Ottawa & Sandusky Counties Inc ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $19.4m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $16.4m. It reported 54 employees.