Gerson Institute

Analysis

Gerson Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Gerson Institute reported income of $438k and spending of $502k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $651k to $438k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gerson Institute sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Response Inc ($438k), Visiting Nurse Associations of Massachusetts Inc ($438k) and Tylers Hope for Dystonia Cure Inc ($438k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 9 employees.