Pastoral Leadership Institute

Analysis

Pastoral Leadership Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Pastoral Leadership Institute reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.8m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $2.0m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pastoral Leadership Institute sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include VN Sisters Support Association ($2.0m), United Society of Shakers ($2.0m) and Victory Ranch ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $715k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 16 employees.