Data Foundation

Analysis

Data Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Data Foundation reported income of $984k and spending of $1.8m, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $506k to $984k (+95%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 482%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Data Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of College and University Auditors Robert T Tuffn ($984k), American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society ($984k) and Ironbound Community Health Center Inc ($984k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $372k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $664k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 13 employees.