The Compassionate Listening Project

Analysis

The Compassionate Listening Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianola, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Compassionate Listening Project reported income of $95k and spending of $78k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $99k to $95k (-4.4%), an average of -4.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Compassionate Listening Project sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children in Action Inc ($95k), Pacific Rising Inc ($95k) and Great Commission Coalition ($95k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $59k against liabilities of $1,090, net assets of $58k.