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Pangea Legal Services

RegisteredEIN 36-4748424San Francisco, CAHuman rights and equality
Income$2.4m2023-12
Spending$3.0msame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctHuman rights and equality
Exempt since2013Publicly supported organisat
Employees22latest return

Analysis

Pangea Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Pangea Legal Services reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.0m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.4m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pangea Legal Services sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Conflict Resolution ($2.4m), DC Justice Lab ($2.4m) and Team of Advocates for Special Kids ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (48% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $183k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 22 employees.

Income and spending

$0$742k$1.5m$2.2m$3.0m2019 Income: $1,367,0682019 Spending: $1,051,95820192020 Income: $1,689,4572020 Spending: $1,259,88520202021 Income: $2,426,7782021 Spending: $1,969,32920212022 Income: $2,260,8882022 Spending: $2,450,68420222023 Income: $2,402,0952023 Spending: $2,968,6072023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 98%
  • Program services 2.1%
  • Other 0.2%

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Center for Conflict ResolutionChicago$2.4m
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Team of Advocates for Special KidsBrea$2.4m
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