Shadow Project

Analysis

Shadow Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Shadow Project reported income of $569k and spending of $606k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $446k to $569k (+28%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shadow Project sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include P S I S 276 Parent-Teacher Association Inc ($569k), Inner-City School Inc ($569k) and Educational Justice LLC ($569k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $485k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $455k. It reported 5 employees.