Drugs and Diagnostics for Tropical

Analysis

Drugs and Diagnostics for Tropical is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Drugs and Diagnostics for Tropical reported income of $1.3m and spending of $835k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $726k to $1.3m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Drugs and Diagnostics for Tropical sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Congregational Community Services ($1.3m), Building Men for Life Inc ($1.3m) and Association of California Nurse Leaders ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $733k against liabilities of $9,712, net assets of $724k. It reported 5 employees.