Pearl S Buck International Inc

Analysis

Pearl S Buck International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Perkasie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Pearl S Buck International Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.9m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.4m (-25%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Pearl S Buck International Inc 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 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 25 Project Inc ($1.4m), Intelehealth Inc ($1.4m) and Tiba Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $202k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $885k. It reported 21 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.