Washington Innocence Project

Analysis

Washington Innocence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 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 December 2023, Washington Innocence Project reported income of $817k and spending of $1.1m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $497k to $817k (+64%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Washington Innocence Project sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Conversion Inc ($816k), Redefining Refuge Inc ($817k) and Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc ($814k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 108% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $512k. At year end it held assets of $411k against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $319k. It reported 13 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.