INNOCENCE PROJECT INC

NEW YORK, NY, 10013-2994 (212) 364-5340 Est. 2003 EIN 32-0077563
P20— Human Services Form 990 501(c)(3)
www.innocenceproject.org

Mission

THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, INC. (IP) IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT WITH THE MISSION TO FREE INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO PREVENT FUTURE INJUSTICE. THE IP HAS HELPED EXONERATE OVER 251 PEOPLE, A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SOME WHO WERE SENTENCED TO DEATH. CUMULATIVELY, THEY SPENT THOUSANDS OF YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, AND IN MANY CASES, THE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY COMMITTED THE CRIME WENT ON TO COMMIT OTHERS. THE IP IS DEDICATED TO RESEARCHING, ANALYZING AND EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND OTHER SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS. THE IP WORKS TO PASS LAWS AND PREVENT THE ADMISSIBILITY OF UNRELIABLE, NON-SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO PREVENT FUTURE MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE. FOUNDED IN 1992 AS A CLINIC AT CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW AT YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, THE IP INCORPORATED AS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION IN 2004, THOUGH IT MAINTAINS AN AFFILIATION WITH CARDOZO.

Financials

Total Revenue
$33,643,969
Total Expenses
$29,266,147
Net Assets
$97,929,504
145 employees 17 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2024-06-30)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
3.4 years Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↑ 3.7%
Expenses ↑ 11.6%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 85.4% Earned revenue 1.2% Investment 14.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 74.1% Management 14.1% Fundraising 11.7%

Officers & Key Employees (25)

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Grants Received (264)

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Filing History (6 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2023 Form 990
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
$33,643,969 $29,266,147$97,929,504
2022 Form 990
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
$32,455,846 $26,212,682$91,012,864
2021 Form 990
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
$42,317,102 $23,028,732$87,208,274
2020 Form 990
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
$39,853,614 $18,549,932$71,773,982
2019 Form 990
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
$21,373,256 $15,944,005$45,642,019
2017 Form 990
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
$13,426,018 $13,608,849$26,099,534

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EIN: 32-0077563 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data