Crime & Legal-Related
(I80)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT
Financial strength (30%)
78/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
71/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
The New England Innocence Project (NEIP) provides pro bono legal representation to people who have claims of actual innocence in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont. In addition to its work on behalf of individual inmates, NEIP seeks to raise public awareness of the prevalence, causes, and costs of wrongful convictions, and to advocate for reforms that will reduce the incidence of wrongful convictions. It is the New England Innocence Project’s mission to ensure that no one in New England will be in or ever go to prison for a crime he or she did not commit.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$4.5M
Total Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$3.9M
Net Assets
16
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
73.6%
Fundraising Efficiency
994.3%
Operating Reserve
17.53x
Liability-to-Asset
11.6%
Revenue Diversification
99.0%
Executive Compensation
$129K
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 428 similar organizations
(United States, Crime & Legal-Related, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
73.6% | 84.1% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
16.3% | 12.4% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
10.1% | 2.0% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
994.3% | 136.3% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
17.5 mo | 9.2 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
11.6% | 13.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
99.0% | 94.7% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
122.7% | 5.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
7.4% | 6.3% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
41.2% | 3.1% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.5M | $2.6M | $3.9M | 73.6% | 16 |
| 2024 | $2.0M | $2.5M | $2.0M | 78.1% | 19 |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $2.3M | $2.5M | 79.9% | 16 |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $1.8M | $2.8M | 80.4% | 14 |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.2M | N/A | — | 12 |
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