Sparrow Project

Analysis

Sparrow Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Moore, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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, Sparrow Project reported income of $172k and spending of $74k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $51k to $172k (+237%), an average of +237% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sparrow Project sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indigo ($172k), Asi Birmingham Inc ($172k) and Virginia Women and Family Support Center ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $162k.