Pollination Project Foundation

Analysis

Pollination Project Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Martinez, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Pollination Project Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.5m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.2m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pollination Project Foundation 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 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashakiran Inc ($1.2m), Ronald McDonald House of Scranton Inc ($1.2m) and Father Carrs PL 2b ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $206k. It paid $55k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.