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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2024 Expires: June 2026

PCI-Media Impact

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 7
26 Broadway, Suite 934
New York, NY, 10004

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

PCI-Media Impact does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

PCI does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

PCI does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

PCI-Media Impact meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to create a healthier, more sustainable, and just world using the power of storytelling and community."

Year, State Incorporated:
1985, NY

PCI-Media Impact (PCI) reports that it partners with local communities and organizations around the globe to engage audiences through storytelling to create large-scale change. The organization uses television, radio, video, print, social media, interpersonal channels, and community mobilization to produce narratives that shift social norms, improve knowledge, connect people to services, and work to create positive behavior change at the community, national, and regional levels. PCI also states that its participatory design, production, and broadcast process helps mentor local agencies in effective communication techniques and strengthens partner networks.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, PCI-Media Impact's program expenses were:

Serial drama: $1,160,244

Global campaigns: $579,091

General program: $1,018,300

Total Program Expenses: $2,757,635

Chief Executive
Neemesha Brown, President

Compensation*
$230,362

Chair of the Board
Tony Lee

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Managing Partner, Alera Group Company, LLC

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
12

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,164,041, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on PCI-Media Impact's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $7,164,041
Other income $59,156
Total Income $7,223,197

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $7,223,197
Total expenses: $3,965,952
  Program expenses $2,757,635
  Fundraising expenses $497,417
  Administrative expenses $710,900
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,257,245
Beginning Net Assets $-682,642
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,574,603
Total Liabilities $1,825,554
Total Assets $4,400,157

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance