The Champion Project

Analysis

The Champion Project is a registered charity in United States, based in The Woodlands, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 Champion Project reported income of $153k and spending of $106k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $291k to $153k (-47%), an average of -47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, The Champion Project sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vanlue Fire Department Inc ($152k), Rotary Club of Woodside-Portola Valley Foundation Inc ($153k) and National Poison Center Foundation ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $305k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $288k.