Palestinian American Research Center

Analysis

Palestinian American Research Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Palestinian American Research Center reported income of $610k and spending of $583k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $610k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Palestinian American Research Center sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crutches 4 Africa Inc ($610k), 1for3 Dot Org Inc ($610k) and Lighthouse Ministries International of Africa ($610k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $54k. At year end it held assets of $498k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $454k. It reported 2 employees.