The Peoples Lobby Education Institute

Analysis

The Peoples Lobby Education Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 2023, The Peoples Lobby Education Institute reported income of $832k and spending of $902k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $714k to $832k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Peoples Lobby Education Institute sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Bible Ministries Inc ($832k), American College of Physicians ($832k) and Big Brothers & Big Sisters Services Inc ($832k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $478k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $331k, net assets of $1.1m.