Pratham USA

Analysis

Pratham USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Pratham USA reported income of $23.1m and spending of $25.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $25.3m to $23.1m (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Pratham USA sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worldwide Inventory Network Inc ($23.1m), United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey ($23.2m) and Wyoming Community Foundation ($23.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $755k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $20.7m against liabilities of $728k, net assets of $20.0m. It reported 26 employees.