Unemployment Law Project

Analysis

Unemployment Law Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 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, Unemployment Law Project reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $542k to $2.3m (+318%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Unemployment Law 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 WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parents Center Inc ($2.3m), New York State Sheriffs Association Institute Inc ($2.3m) and I Be Black Girl ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $918k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $516k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 32 employees.