Pachamama Alliance

Analysis

Pachamama Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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 December 2023, Pachamama Alliance reported income of $8.1m and spending of $7.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $8.1m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pachamama Alliance sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The California Desert Land Conservancy ($8.1m), The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated ($8.1m) and Worcester County Horticultural Society ($8.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $434k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $393k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 27 employees.