Values United

Analysis

Values United is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, Values United reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Values United sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diploma Equity Project ($1.3m), Jennings Community School ($1.3m) and Compass School Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $341k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $368k. It paid $90k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of -$123k. It reported 6 employees.