Poverty and Race Research Action Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To link social science research to advocacy work in order to address problems of race and poverty.
- Income
- $810,089
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 7.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 22
- Highest pay
- $157,921, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (social science, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 68% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 50% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (social science, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $721,653 spent. Research and Advocacy - In 2025, PRRAC's research and advocacy focused on the prevention of harmful changes to HUD and CFPB regulations, more effective enforcement of source of income discrimination protections, funding of housing mobility at the state level, the protection of voluntary school diversity efforts, and expansion of social housing provisions and tenant protections in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program.
- $338,913 spent. Education and Outreach - In 2025 , PRRAC provided advice and assistance to a number of public housing authorities on their Housing Choice Voucher programs. PRRAC staff also hosted two conferences - the conference of the National Coalition on School Diversity and the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility - and presented at a number of state and national conferences including the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management annual fall research conference, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Just Economy Conference, YIMBYTown, and the Education Law Association's conference.
- $12,433 spent. Publications - In 2025, PRRAC published two issues of its journal, Poverty & Race, along with a toolkit, Moving LIHTC Towards Social Housing: A Toolkit, the biennial update of its report Housing Mobility Programs in the U.S., and a policy brief, The Potential Poverty-Concentrating Effect of Increasing the Project-Based Voucher Cap.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.