PCS for People

Analysis

PCS for People is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2023, PCS for People reported income of $25.0m and spending of $25.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $25.0m (+290%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, PCS for People sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc ($25.0m), Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans ($25.0m) and Orchard Cove Inc ($25.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $363k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.2m. It paid $140k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $20.6m against liabilities of $12.6m, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 389 employees.