The Welcome to America Project

Analysis

The Welcome to America Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Tempe, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 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 Welcome to America Project reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $341k to $1.2m (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Welcome to America Project sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visionary Women ($1.2m), Hunt with Heart Incorporated ($1.2m) and Ndutime Youth & Family Services ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $304k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 14 employees.