Project Ropa

Analysis

Project Ropa is a registered charity in United States, based in Gardena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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, Project Ropa reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+18%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Project Ropa sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corporation for Social and Educational Development ($1.6m), Enfield Food Shelf Inc ($1.6m) and New Mexico Land Conservancy ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $266k against liabilities of $266k, net assets of -$301. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.