Pelican Institute for Public Policy

Analysis

Pelican Institute for Public Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Pelican Institute for Public Policy reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.6m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pelican Institute for Public Policy sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Timpson Housing Development Fund Corporation ($2.6m), Pursuit of Excellence ($2.6m) and Catholic Eldercare Community Foundation Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $186k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $989k against liabilities of $236k, net assets of $753k. It reported 16 employees.