Civil Survival Project

Analysis

Civil Survival Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Civil Survival Project reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.7m (+102%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Civil Survival Project sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc ($2.7m), Jobs for Virginia Graduates Inc ($2.7m) and Conscience Community Network LLC ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $379k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 15 employees.