Dacotah Foundation

Analysis

Dacotah Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Dacotah Foundation reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $5.7m (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dacotah Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoola Na Pua ($5.7m), Judson Home Care ($5.7m) and Housing Opportunities Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.7% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 247 employees.