Public Charity

PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.8M in revenue, $17.9M in expenses, $35.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 199 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $19.8M.

EIN: 521263996 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.8M
Total Expenses$17.9M
Total Assets$35.8M
Grant Records199
Funding Total$19.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

WORK FOR CONSUMER RIGHTS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,709
2024
TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE, REDUCE POLLUTION, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES ($972,188); TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($441,399)
$1,413,587
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$983,029
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$790,000
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$768,606

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Officers & Directors

GENERAL COUNSEL Allison Zieve
DIRECTOR Annie Leonard
DIRECTOR (THRU 1/24) Cynthia Renfro
DIRECTOR, ENERGY David Arkush
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY/TREASU David Halperin
DIRECTOR Emily Chatterjee

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,463,160 9 grants
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$2,564,640 5 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,716,629 13 grants
TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE, REDUCE POLLUTION, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES ($972,188); TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($441,399)
$1,413,587 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,313,435 18 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.8M $17.9M $35.8M
2023 $13.4M $18.1M $33.7M
2022 $18.7M $15.7M $35.1M
2021 $18.7M $14.1M $41.7M
2020 $15.9M $12.9M $35.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $15.9M to $14.8M (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $35.8M.

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