Deep Democracy Institute

Analysis

Deep Democracy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Deep Democracy Institute reported income of $158k and spending of $185k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $37k to $158k (+327%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1407%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Deep Democracy Institute 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 48th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Cooperative Nursery School ($158k), Little League Baseball Inc ($158k) and Cairo Community Civil Defense Fire Department Inc ($158k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $2,825, net assets of $1.0m.