Participatory Politics Foundation

Analysis

Participatory Politics Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Participatory Politics Foundation reported income of $411k and spending of $278k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $31k to $411k (+1230%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 324%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Participatory Politics Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Arizona Puppet Theater Inc ($411k), LA a Schools Inc ($411k) and Quad-City Music Guild ($411k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $152k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $132k. It reported 1 employees.