Pacific Justice Institute

Analysis

Pacific Justice Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 May 2023, Pacific Justice Institute reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.7m (+57%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pacific Justice Institute 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Span ($4.7m), Life Camps Incorporated ($4.7m) and Girls for Gender Equity Inc-G G E ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 110% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $430k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $360k, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 49 employees.