Pacific Legal Foundation
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14,064,780 | 8,038,664 | 6,026,116 | 44.8 | 58% |
| 2012 | 9,436,205 | 7,932,363 | 1,503,842 | 50.6 | 59% |
| 2013 | 10,597,359 | 8,226,431 | 2,370,928 | 55.7 | 58% |
| 2014 | 15,941,662 | 8,299,598 | 7,642,064 | 64.4 | 60% |
| 2015 | 11,092,499 | 9,479,232 | 1,613,267 | 56.0 | 57% |
| 2016 | 10,778,138 | 10,583,155 | 194,983 | 52.4 | 60% |
| 2017 | 13,377,243 | 11,668,784 | 1,708,459 | 53.5 | 59% |
| 2018 | 13,803,393 | 6,780,401 | 7,022,992 | 103.6 | 5% |
| 2019 | 18,427,010 | 15,441,226 | 2,985,784 | 47.8 | 9% |
| 2020 | 16,552,123 | 16,476,681 | 75,442 | 43.9 | 59% |
| 2021 | 18,386,652 | 17,088,511 | 1,298,141 | 52.9 | 60% |
| 2022 | 28,245,541 | 20,203,674 | 8,041,867 | 42.7 | 59% |
| 2023 | 25,069,324 | 25,562,157 | −492,833 | 36.6 | 55% |
| 2024 | 47,934,509 | 27,024,089 | 20,910,420 | 47.3 | 59% |
In its most recent public year (2024), this organization brought in $20,910,420 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 47.3 months of spending, up from 44.8 in 2011. Staff pay was 59% of spending. $6,356,724 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2024. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Pacific Legal Foundation's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2024. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works