Issue One

Analysis

Issue One is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2023, Issue One reported income of $7.9m and spending of $8.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $7.9m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Issue One sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childserve Inc ($7.9m), Tandem Friends School ($7.9m) and Summerville Family Young Mens Christian Association ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $664k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 25 employees.