The One Campaign

Analysis

The One Campaign is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The One Campaign reported income of $18.3m and spending of $33.0m, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $32.7m to $18.3m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The One Campaign sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc ($18.2m), Sunnyside Community Services Inc ($18.3m) and Catholic Charities ($18.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.8m. At year end it held assets of $45.3m against liabilities of $24.9m, net assets of $20.4m. It reported 109 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.