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Pacific Justice Institute

Sacramento, California · EIN 91-1823641 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · tax-exempt since 1997

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 79.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Graded against 2,621 civil rights & advocacy nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.17.3 months79
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.94% of practices94
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.90
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.98% from one source39
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

20162017201820192021202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2025Form 990$6.48M$6.30M$179K$9.07M17.388A
May 2024Form 990$5.82M$5.59M$223K$8.89M19.165B
May 2023Form 990$4.73M$4.54M$194K$8.66M22.949C
May 2021Form 990$4.28M$4.06M$220K$2.06M6.119A
May 2019Form 990$3.37M$2.69M$673K$2.13M9.521B
May 2018Form 990$2.30M$2.06M$243K$1.46M8.516A
May 2017Form 990$2.06M$1.87M$190K$1.22M7.80A
May 2016Form 990$2.00M$1.71M$294K$1.03M7.20B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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