Project Mend

Analysis

Project Mend is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, Project Mend reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.2m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $1.9m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Project Mend sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adolescent Counseling Services ($1.9m), Hopecentral ($1.9m) and Allegiant Human Services ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (5.9% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $662k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 18 employees.