Diakonia

Analysis

Diakonia is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 December 2023, Diakonia reported income of $383k and spending of $348k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $419k to $383k (-8.6%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Diakonia sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Choices Inc ($383k), Open Hands of Davidson County Inc ($383k) and 100 Black Men of Las Vegas Inc ($383k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. It paid $1,800 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $160k. It reported 10 employees.