Pacific Primary

Analysis

Pacific Primary is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Pacific Primary reported income of $6.4m and spending of $6.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $6.4m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pacific Primary sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seed Savers Exchange Inc ($6.4m), Chesterwye Center Inc ($6.4m) and Project Quest ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $353k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 87 employees.