Southern California Immigration Project

Analysis

Southern California Immigration Project is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Southern California Immigration Project reported income of $761k and spending of $619k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $131k to $761k (+482%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Southern California Immigration 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 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohel Avraham ($761k), Development for Freedom International USA Inc ($762k) and Lalela Project Inc ($759k).

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 $81k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. It paid $13k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $426k against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $356k. It reported 11 employees.