Laudato Si Project

Analysis

Laudato Si Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Hartford, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Laudato Si Project reported income of $970k and spending of $328k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $211k to $970k (+359%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1380%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Laudato Si Project sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Serving Workers for the Harvest Inc ($970k), Maranatha Brethren in Christ Church Inc ($970k) and Radio by Grace Inc ($969k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $2.0m.