Dependency Advocacy Center

Analysis

Dependency Advocacy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Dependency Advocacy Center reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.6m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Dependency Advocacy Center sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forward Justice ($4.6m), Southern California Crossroads ($4.6m) and Utah Bar Foundation ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $278k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $462k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 47 employees.