Disability Options Network

Analysis

Disability Options Network is a registered charity in United States, based in New Castle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Disability Options Network reported income of $1.3m and spending of $892k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $739k to $1.3m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Options Network sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal Inc ($1.3m), Bethany House Abuse Shelter Inc ($1.3m) and Malawi Childrens Village Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $454k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 29 employees.