Pacific Environment and Resources Center

Analysis

Pacific Environment and Resources Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 March 2023, Pacific Environment and Resources Center reported income of $5.5m and spending of $4.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $5.5m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pacific Environment and Resources Center sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Water Environment Association ($5.5m), Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden ($5.6m) and Tennessee Wildlife Federation Incorporated ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $362k, net assets of $12.6m. It reported 29 employees.