Personal Care Products Council
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
THE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL (PCPC) REPRESENTS THE COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY. PCPC ADVOCATES FOR THE INDUSTRY'S FUTURE AND EFFECTIVELY POSITIONS OUR COMPANIES SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SAFE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS RANGING FROM SUNSCREENS, TOOTHPASTE AND SHAMPOO TO MOISTURIZER, MAKEUP, AND FRAGRANCE. WE SUPPORT MEMBER COMPANIES' ACCESS TO DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL MARKETS THROUGH ADVOCACY BEFORE FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE BODIES, REGULATORY HARMONIZATION IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD, AND THROUGH OUR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND EXPERTISE.
- Income
- $25.2 million
- Spending
- $24.6 million
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 51
- Highest pay
- $908,939, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- SOUND SCIENCE/COSMETICS INGREDIENT REVIEW: PCPC PROMOTES THE INDUSTRY'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND SELF-REGULATION TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE USE OF SAFE INGREDIENTS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS. THE CIR REVIEWS AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF THOSE INGREDIENTS AS USED IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND PUBLISHES THE CONCLUSIONS OF ITS INDEPENDENT REVIEWS.
- POLICY OUTREACH/LEGAL AND REGULATORY/GLOBAL ACCESS: PCPC WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS HAVE AN APPROPRIATE FOCUS ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PRODUCT AVAILABILITY. PCPC SUPPORTS MEMBER COMPANIES' ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY, REGULATORY HARMONIZATION, AND MEMBER ADVISORY SERVICES.
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS/MEETINGS AND PUBLICATIONS: PCPC PROMOTES THE VALUE OF, NEED FOR, AND SAFETY OF THE INDUSTRY'S PRODUCTS AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE CONTINUING INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND CONSUMERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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