Advocacy Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NBSP;ADVOCACY NBSP;PROJECT NBSP;SUPPORTS NBSP;COMMUNITY NBSP;BASED NBSP;INITIATIVES NBSP;FOR NBSP;SOCIAL NBSP;JUSTICE NBSP;AND NBSP;PEACE NBSP;IN NBSP;THE NBSP;GLOBAL NBSP;SOUTH NBSP;THROUGH NBSP;RESEARCH NBSP;FUNDRAISING NBSP;AND NBSP;TECHNICAL NBSP;SUPPORT
- Income
- $148,439
- Spending
- $182,646
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 49
- Highest pay
- $19,000, secretary executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $149,370 spent. THE ADVOCACY PROJECT HELPED TEN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE IN 2024 IN SEVEN COUNTRIES. IN INDIA WE HELPED TO FUND A PROGRAM TO HELP TRIBAL WOMEN REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO MALARIA. WE RAISED FUNDS FOR REFUGEES IN THAILAND WHO FLED FROM THE WAR IN MYANMAR. ALSO IN ASIA WE HELPED A PARTNER IN CENTRAL NEPAL TO RESEARCH THE IMPACT OF CASTE ON THE THARU PEOPLE AND DEVELOP PROJECTS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED A PROGRAM IN VIETNAM TO HELP FAMILIES THAT WERE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE IMPACT OF THE WAR. IN AFRICA WE SUPPORTED TWO COMMUNITY DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS IN KENYA ONE HELPED WOMEN IN THE SETTLEMENTS OF NAIROBI TO COMPOST THEIR FOOD WASTE AND GROW VEGETABLES IN KITCHEN GARDENS THE SECOND PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER HERDERS FROM THE POKOT AND ILCHAMUS TRIBES TO TAKE COMMON ACTION AGAINST THE THREAT FROM DROUGHT AND CONFLICT. IN ZIMBABWE WE OFFERED ADVICE AND FUNDING TO HELP A LONG STANDING PARTNER PROTECT GIRLS AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE AND PUT VULNERABLE GIRLS THROUGH SCHOOL. OUR PARTNER IN UGANDA INSTALLED TOILETS HANDWASHING AND A CHANGING ROOM FOR GIRL STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN GULU DISTRICT. FINALLY WE SUPPORTED TWO PROJECTS IN THE US FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE FUNDED COMPOSTING AT TWO SCHOOL KITCHENS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUPPORTED STUDENTS AT A SCHOOL IN ATLANTA GEORGIA WHO RAISED MONEY FOR THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS IN ZIMBABWE. WE RECRUITED FIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS PEACE FELLOWS FROM US UNIVERSITIES TO VOLUNTEER WITH OUR PARTNERS IN UGANDA INDIA KENYA AND THAILAND. FINALLY WE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT AND COMMISSION EMBROIDERED STORIES THAT PROMOTED THE WORK OF PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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