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Screen a listPublic Citizen Foundation Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$27Mrevenue
FY2025 · +43% in 3 yrs174staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin33.0%
Months of reserve2.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+9.3%
Middle half of peersMedianPublic Citizen
Where the money goes FY2025 · $18M spent
Programs$15M83%Management and general$1.6M9%Fundraising$1.5M8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$4.7M in FY2023 and −$3.0M in FY2024. Cash covers 2.5 months, under the peer median of 4.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
9 of 9 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort204funders
$7.1Ma year, last 3 years
14%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$200k$250k$250k$250k$700k$1.4M$700kSequoia Climate FoundationSince FY2021$1.0M$1.0M$1.0MThe Perls Foundation Katherine Perls Et Al TrusteesOn and off$350k$450k$250k$344k$275k$285kUnited States Energy FoundationSince FY2020$215k$140k$1.0M$240kBernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustStopped after FY2022$500k$500k$250k–Wallace Global Fund IIStopped after FY2022$300k$285k$200k$250k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$518k$607k$445k$2.0M$1.9M$1.1M$1.5M119 other fundersUp to $550k a year each$1.1M$650k$1.3M$2.3M$2.6M$2.5M$2.4M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped