Friendship Diversion Services

Analysis

Friendship Diversion Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Friendship Diversion Services reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.4m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Friendship Diversion Services sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Avary Inc ($2.4m), Childrens Center ($2.4m) and Volunteer Lawyers for Justice Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.3% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $511k. At year end it held assets of $165k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $152k. It reported 21 employees.