Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

Analysis

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 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, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse reported income of $942k and spending of $287k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $237k to $942k (+298%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 455%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse 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 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Your Neighbor of West Michigan ($942k), Hospital Thrift Shop Inc ($942k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($942k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $843k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $807k. It reported 2 employees.