Seattle Clemency Project

Analysis

Seattle Clemency Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Kent, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Seattle Clemency Project reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $197k to $1.4m (+593%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Seattle Clemency Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C a C Foundation Inc ($1.4m), Global Action for Trans Equality Inc ($1.4m) and Christmas Behind Bars ($1.4m).

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 $192k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $725k. At year end it held assets of $345k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $302k. It reported 15 employees.