Positive Discipline Association

Analysis

Positive Discipline Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 December 2023, Positive Discipline Association reported income of $624k and spending of $598k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $624k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Positive Discipline Association sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women in Ranching Inc ($624k), Love Inc of Allendale ($624k) and Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County Inc ($624k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 8 employees.