Paso Pacifico

Analysis

Paso Pacifico is a registered charity in United States, based in Ventura, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 2023, Paso Pacifico reported income of $673k and spending of $663k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $467k to $673k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Paso Pacifico sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Alliance Inc ($672k), Ross County Humane Society Inc ($673k) and Friends of Pine Grove Zoo ($672k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $23k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $205k. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $210k. It reported 3 employees.