Bail Project Inc

Analysis

Bail Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Venice, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Bail Project Inc reported income of $14.1m and spending of $18.3m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $15.0m to $14.1m (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Bail Project Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Policing Equity ($14.1m), El Centro de Corazon ($14.3m) and Prison Fellowship International ($14.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $962k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.9m. At year end it held assets of $72.6m against liabilities of $788k, net assets of $71.8m. It reported 207 employees.