Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines

Analysis

Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines reported income of $810k and spending of $843k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $224k to $810k (+262%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenville Montessori School ($810k), Hudson Area Association Library ($810k) and Milaan Foundation ($810k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $161k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $71k against liabilities of $1,686, net assets of $70k. It reported 6 employees.