The Digital Distributed Community Archive

Analysis

The Digital Distributed Community Archive is a registered charity in United States, based in Stanford, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Digital Distributed Community Archive reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.8m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Digital Distributed Community Archive sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durango Schools of Choice Inc ($1.8m), North Seattle French School ($1.8m) and Cobell Board of Trustees ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4,354. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $2.5m.