Project Amigo

Analysis

Project Amigo is a registered charity in United States, based in Novato, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 Amigo reported income of $725k and spending of $735k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $402k to $725k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Project Amigo sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daniel Center for Math and Science ($725k), Casa of Baltimore County Inc ($727k) and Flight Club 502 ($724k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $120k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $119k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 3 employees.