Innocence Project New Orleans

Analysis

Innocence Project New Orleans is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Innocence Project New Orleans reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.4m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Innocence Project New Orleans sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinatown Preservation Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($2.4m), ACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc ($2.4m) and Rockland County Pride Center Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $698k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 30 employees.