Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Analysis

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2010, 16 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 2022, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting reported income of $12.1m and spending of $10.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $7.1m to $12.1m (+70%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro Cultural de Condado de Washington ($12.1m), Seabrook of Hilton Head Inc ($12.1m) and The Carey School ($12.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $766k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $31.8m against liabilities of $949k, net assets of $30.9m. It reported 47 employees.