Last Prisoner Project

Analysis

Last Prisoner Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Last Prisoner Project reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $241k to $3.0m (+1134%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 845%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Last Prisoner Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moving King County Residents Forward ($3.0m), Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc ($3.0m) and Southerners on New Ground ($3.0m).

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 $387k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. It paid $1,075 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 17 employees.