Public Lands for the People

Analysis

Public Lands for the People is a registered charity in United States, based in Downey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Public Lands for the People reported income of $61k and spending of $79k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $61k (+4.2%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Public Lands for the People sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seabrook-Hamptons Estuary Alliance ($61k), New York State Conservation Council Inc ($61k) and Ocean Conservation Society Inc ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $11k.