Pacific American Foundation

Analysis

Pacific American Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kailua, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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, Pacific American Foundation reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.8m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Pacific American Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice ($2.8m), Light for All Corp ($2.8m) and Operation USA ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $283k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 227 employees.