Public Agenda Inc

Analysis

Public Agenda Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 years ago. 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 June 2023, Public Agenda Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $2.9m, spending 218% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.3m (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Public Agenda Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Amendment Coalition ($1.3m), National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum ($1.3m) and Corunna Area Ambulance Service Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $393k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $249k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 17 employees.