Southwest Organizing Project

Analysis

Southwest Organizing Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Southwest Organizing Project reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.2m (+66%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southwest Organizing Project sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc ($2.2m), Greater New Beginnings Youth Services Inc ($2.2m) and Magen Am USA Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $775k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 70 employees.