Pelican Media

Analysis

Pelican Media is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 years ago. 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, Pelican Media reported income of $71k and spending of $102k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $122k to $71k (-42%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pelican Media sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ridgewood Concert Band Inc ($71k), PTA New York Congress ($71k) and Memorial Scholarship Loan Fund of College Club of Ridgewood N J ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $208k against liabilities of $1,043, net assets of $206k.