Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

Analysis

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement reported income of $717k and spending of $1.2m, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $823k to $717k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Geary Community Healthcare Foundation ($717k), Ludacris Foundation ($717k) and Edwardsville Community Foundation ($714k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $193k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $406k. At year end it held assets of $959k against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $871k. It reported 7 employees.