Physicians for Social Responsibility Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PSR-LA IS A PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH ADVOCATE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM NUCLEAR THREATS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS.
- Income
- $5.7 million
- Spending
- $4.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 37
- Highest pay
- $205,674, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $3.4 million spent. THE YEAR 2024 WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE PERIOD FOR PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - LOS ANGELES (PSR-LA). THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES A DECADE IN THE MAKING WHILE REAFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO HEALTH, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY IN RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY SHIFTING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP.PSR-LA'S STRENGTH LIES IN ITS MULTI-GENERATIONAL APPROACH. BY DRAWING ON THE DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES OF STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PSR-LA LEVERAGES COLLECTIVE WISDOM TO ADDRESS PRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES. THIS COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT EXTENDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHOSE MEMBERS SHARE A COMMON DEDICATION TO NUCLEAR ABOLITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND EQUITY.THROUGHOUT 2024, PSR-LA ADVANCED ITS MISSION THROUGH MAJOR MILESTONES, INCLUDING:" SECURING THE PASSAGE OF SB 1137, PROHIBITING NEW OIL WELLS WITHIN 3,200 FEET OF SENSITIVE SITES SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND HOMES." LEADING NUCLEAR ABOLITION EFFORTS THROUGH THE BACK FROM THE BRINK CAMPAIGN, WITH A STRONG PRESENCE AT THE ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY'S DC DAYS." SUPPORTING THE ENERGY JUSTICE TEAM IN HELPING TO SECURE $521 MILLION FOR THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION'S EQUITABLE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION PROGRAM.RECOGNIZING A RAPIDLY EVOLVING POLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPE, PSR-LA ALSO EMBARKED ON A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT CULMINATED IN A RENEWED MISSION AND VISION. THESE REAFFIRM THE VALUES UPON WHICH PSR-LA WAS FOUNDED, WHILE POSITIONING THE ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS FUTURE CHALLENGES AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS.PSR-LA REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS ROLE AS A LEADER IN DEFENDING DEMOCRACY, ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH, ABOLISHING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024 REINFORCE ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SHAPING A HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. CAPTIVATING LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES FOR A SAFER WORLD IN THE PURSUIT OF NUCLEAR ABOLITION, PSR-LA'S NUCLEAR THREATS PROGRAM HAS HARNESSED THE POWER OF FILM, BUILT STRONG COALITIONS, AND CHAMPIONED OUR CAUSE FROM LOCAL IMPACT TO NATIONAL INFLUENCE. ADVANCING NUCLEAR ABOLITION WITH BACK FROM THE BRINK PSR-LA CONTINUED ITS PROMINENT ROLE IN THE NATIONAL GRASSROOTS COALITION, BACK FROM THE BRINK (BFTB), TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL STRIDES IN GARNERING SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR ABOLITION AT THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS. NOTABLY, THE COALITION SUCCEEDED IN BUILDING SUPPORT FOR HOUSE RESOLUTION (H.RES.) 77, INTRODUCED TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIS YEAR, THANKS TO LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS REP. JIM MCGOVERN (D-MA) AND REP. EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR). THIS RESOLUTION CALLS UPON THE UNITED STATES TO ADOPT BFTB'S COMPREHENSIVE POLICY PLATFORM AND TO EMBRACE THE GOALS AND PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. SO FAR, H.RES. 77 HAS GARNERED OVER 40 CO-SPONSORSHIPS FROM HOUSE MEMBERS, AND BFTB'S POLICY PLATFORM HAS GAINED APPROVAL FROM 80 - AND COUNTING - MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, AND STATE LEGISLATIVE BODIES NATIONWIDE. IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, BFTB IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THIS SUPPORT BY SECURING ADDITIONAL CO-SPONSORS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION AND LOCAL RESOLUTIONS IN PURSUIT OF A WORLD FREE FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS. OPPENHEIMER AND THE POWER OF FILM THE DEBUT OF OPPENHEIMER IN THEATERS MARKED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR PSR-LA. THE FEATURE FILM CAPTIVATED THE PUBLIC WITH THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONRY AND ITS GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS. BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM, PSR-LA PARTNERED WITH THE PLOUGHSHARES FUND AND THE BOMBSHELLTOE POLICY & ARTS COLLECTIVE TO HOST A SPECIAL SCREENING AND ORGANIZED AN EXPERT PANELDISCUSSION THAT FEATURED PSR-LA DIRECTOR OF ENERGY ALEX JASSET AND MELISSA BUMSTEAD OF PARENTS VS. SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB. THE SOLD-OUT EVENT SERVED AS A TESTAMENT TO THE GROWING PUBLIC INTEREST IN NUCLEAR THREATS, SOLIDIFYING OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AROUND GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS. FROM LOCAL IMPACT TO NATIONAL INFLUENCE WHILE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL COALITIONS, OUR PROGRAM REMAINED VIGILANT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BY JOINING FORCES WITH PARENTS VS. SSFL TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER WEAKENED CLEANUP STANDARDS AT THE SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB. THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL (DTSC) UNVEILED ITS FINAL PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (PEIR) FOR THE SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB CLEANUP IN JUNE. THE PEIR REFLECTS DTSC'S 2022 SECRET SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BOEING, WHICH VIOLATED AGREEMENTS THAT REQUIRED A FULL CLEANUP, INSTEAD ALLOWING MOST OF THE CONTAMINATION TO REMAIN ONSITE. PSR-LA SWIFTLY JOINED FORCES WITH PARENTS VS. SSFL TO RALLY LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE COMMUNITY IN OPPOSITION TO THE PEIR. "WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE PEIR WILL CONFORM WITH THE PROTOCOL AND STANDARDS FOR THE CLEANUP DETAILED IN THE SO-CALLED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT COMPLETED LAST YEAR, MAY 2022, BETWEEN BOEING AND DTSC. THAT AGREEMENT IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE AND SUBSTANTIALLY WEAKENS THE CONSENT ORDER OF 2007 AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT OF 2010, CALLING FOR FULL CLEANUP BY 2017." LARRY YEE, FORMER CHAIR OF THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY BOARD BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DENISE DUFFIELD AND DIRECTOR OF ENERGY JUSTICE ALEX JASSET, ALONG WITH 50 PASSIONATE ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMBARKED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR THE 35TH ANNUAL D.C. DAYS HOSTED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY (ANA). DURING THESE INTENSIVE DAYS, OUR TEAM MET WITH INFLUENTIAL CONGRESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TO CHAMPION NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE CLEANUP EFFORTS AT SANTA SUSANA AND SIMILAR CONTAMINATED NUCLEAR SITES. AT THE CULMINATION OF D.C. DAYS, ANA MEMBERS MET WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS POLICIES TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES RESIDING NEAR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND WASTE SITES. ENERGIZING CHANGE: GROWING OUR ENERGY PROGRAM OUR NEWLY ESTABLISHED ENERGY JUSTICE PROGRAM HAS TAKEN PSR-LA IN NEW DIRECTIONS, SOLIDIFYING O
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1970.
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.
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