Public Allies Inc

Analysis

Public Allies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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 August 2023, Public Allies Inc reported income of $8.4m and spending of $13.4m, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $15.6m to $8.4m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Public Allies Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benton-Franklin Community Action Committee Inc ($8.4m), Inwood Community Services Inc ($8.5m) and Child Nutrition Inc ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 331 employees.