Kindness Project

Analysis

Kindness Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Emmaus, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 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, Kindness Project reported income of $362k and spending of $185k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $215k to $362k (+68%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kindness Project sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Fernando Valley Refugee Children Center Inc ($362k), Stronger Than My Father ($362k) and Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living Inc ($362k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $964k against liabilities of $274k, net assets of $691k. It reported 5 employees.