Nonprofit · EIN 77-0495799
PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Tax-exempt · SEASIDE, CA 93955
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,293,550 | $2,693,699 | $1,599,851 | $18,057,813 | $317,225 | $17,740,588 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,987,313 | $2,460,937 | $526,376 | $15,205,703 | $263,501 | $14,942,202 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,630,415
- of which government grants
- $550,000
- Program service revenue
- $255,000
- Investment income
- $408,135
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $486,562
- Other salaries and wages
- $728,019
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $902,110
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,133
- Accounting fees
- $33,417
- Travel
- $70,799
- Program services (functional)
- $2,285,333
- Management and general (functional)
- $315,266
- Fundraising (functional)
- $93,100
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,205,703
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,057,813
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $317,225
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,740,588
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $610,742
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,629,724
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,165,588
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $575,000
- Gross receipts
- $4,293,550
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 64
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Leon E Panetta | Chairman & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Sylvia M Panetta | Co-Chair & CEO & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Catherine C Brock | Secretary & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ted J Balestreri | Treasurer & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| David J Benjamin III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| George W Couch III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tonya A Antle | Vice Chair & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda A Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donald D Chapin Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Simon Salinas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon E Eubanks Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley J Meresman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bettye J Saxon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dorian Daley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Leon E Panetta | Chairman & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Sylvia M Panetta | Co-Chair & CEO & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Catherine C Brock | Secretary & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ted J Balestreri | Treasurer & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| David J Benjamin III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| George W Couch III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tonya A Antle | Vice Chair & Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda A Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Chapin Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Simon Salinas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon E Eubanks Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley J Meresman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bettye Saxon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dorian Daley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 CAMPUS CENTER BLDG 86E, SEASIDE, CA 93955-8000
- In care of
- % SYLVIA M PANETTA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sylvia M Panetta, 100 Campus Center Bldg 86E, Seaside, CA 93955
- Signed the 990
- Sylvia M Panetta, Co-Chair & CEO
- Phone
- (831) 582-4200
- Website
- www.panettainstitute.org
- Return prepared by
- RGP LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0495799 or by the name PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
See Schedule O
Program accomplishments
- FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:LEON PANETTA LECTURE SERIES - EACH SPRING THE PANETTA INSTITUTE BRINGS TOGETHER NATIONALLY KNOWN GOVERNMENT AND POLICY LEADERS TO DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES WITH CENTRAL COAST STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAMS ARE BROADCAST THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. BY THE END OF THE 2024 SEASON, MORE THAN 289 SPEAKERS HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM. ALL FOUR LECTURES WERE HELD IN PERSON IN 2024.Expenses $1,266,218 · revenue $912,742
- Form 990, Part III, Line 4b:CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS THE PREMIER INTERN PROGRAM IN THE NATION AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS FROM ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO WORK IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS FIRST HAND. BY 2024,637 STUDENTS HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE OFFICES OF MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN 2024,21 STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES.Expenses $653,907 · grants $438,508 · revenue $295,999
- Form 990, Part III, Line 4c:YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH:EVERY SPRING,THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TO HELP GUIDE THE CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS, THIS STUDY EXPLORES THE ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS ON MANY TOPICS, INCLUDING CURRENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS, LEVEL OF POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT AND CAREER EXPECTATIONS. FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, THE INSTITUTE'S NATIONWIDE POLL HAS BECOME A HIGHLY RESPECTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS, AND POLICY MAKERS AND JOURNALISTS INTERESTED IN ANALYZING TWO DECADES OF COLLECTED DATA.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITONAL PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES.Expenses $239,205 · revenue $11,172
- Expenses $126,003 · grants $48,054 · revenue $343,293
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0495799
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,057,813
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,293,550
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,293,550 | $2,693,699 | $18,057,813 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,987,313 | $2,460,937 | $15,205,703 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,622,045 | $1,625,141 | $13,711,004 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 77-0495799).
Questions about PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
- What is the EIN of PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY is 77-0495799.
- Is PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Sylvia M Panetta.
- Who are the officers and directors of PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,293,550, expenses of $2,693,699 and total assets of $18,057,813 at year end.
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