Western Neighborhood Project

Analysis

Western Neighborhood Project is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2022, Western Neighborhood Project reported income of $182k and spending of $270k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $197k to $182k (-7.7%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western Neighborhood Project sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Blue Community Access TV Inc ($182k), Prescott Symphony Organization ($182k) and Pasadena Master Chorale Assn ($182k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $14, net assets of $222k. It reported 2 employees.