Institute for Public Strategies

Analysis

Institute for Public Strategies is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Institute for Public Strategies reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $4.7m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Institute for Public Strategies sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bakersfield Recovery Services Inc ($4.7m), Clinton and Hickman County Hospital Inc ($4.7m) and Laniado Development Fund Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $343k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $492k. It reported 48 employees.