Desire to Live

Analysis

Desire to Live is a registered charity in United States, based in Katy, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Desire to Live reported income of $294k and spending of $309k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $322k to $294k (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Desire to Live sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 66th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Central Missouri Willow Estates Inc ($294k), Chicago Coalition for Family Building ($295k) and Autism Care Today ($294k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,604 (1.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $615k against liabilities of $454k, net assets of $161k.