Protect Our Communities Foundation

Analysis

Protect Our Communities Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Protect Our Communities Foundation reported income of $877k and spending of $757k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $392k to $877k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Protect Our Communities Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baird Creek Preservation Foundation Inc ($876k), National Oceans and Applications Research Center ($878k) and Whitemarsh Foundation ($875k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $174k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $138k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $258, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 5 employees.