Pando Populus Inc

Analysis

Pando Populus Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pando Populus Inc reported income of $218k and spending of $270k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $269k to $218k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pando Populus Inc sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devens Eco-Efficiency Center Inc ($218k), San Bruno Mountain Watch ($218k) and The Treeline Conservancy ($218k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (23% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $24k against liabilities of $107k, net assets of -$83k. It reported 2 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.