People United for Privacy Foundation

Analysis

People United for Privacy Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Glendale, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, People United for Privacy Foundation reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $660k to $2.4m (+263%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 252%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, People United for Privacy Foundation 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 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dakota Territory Air Museum Inc ($2.4m), Stuarts Opera House Inc ($2.4m) and Sbca Foundation and Endowment ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $614k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $417k. It paid $309k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $977k. It reported 7 employees.