The Pacifica Foundation

Analysis

The Pacifica Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Claremont, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2026. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, 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 September 2021, The Pacifica Foundation reported income of $11.3m and spending of $11.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2021, income fell from $11.4m to $11.3m (-0.3%), an average of -0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Pacifica Foundation 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fellowship for the Performing Arts Inc ($11.3m), The Film Collaborative Inc ($11.3m) and National Museum of Mexican Art ($11.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $5.0m, net assets of -$1.2m. It reported 141 employees.