Pacific Links Foundation

Analysis

Pacific Links Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Milpitas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Pacific Links Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $1.7m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Pacific Links Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chances for Children ($1.7m), Goodweave International ($1.7m) and David Ortiz Childrens Fund ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $266k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 4 employees.