The Pro Bono Project

Analysis

The Pro Bono Project is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Pro Bono Project reported income of $1.1m and spending of $953k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $658k to $1.1m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Pro Bono Project sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands High Point ($1.1m), Chester County Connect Care ($1.1m) and Mount Bethel Human Services Corporation Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $605k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 19 employees.