Deo Volente

Analysis

Deo Volente is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Deo Volente reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.7m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $782k to $1.4m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Deo Volente 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 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Itawamba Crossroads Ranch ($1.4m), Vanguard Landing Inc ($1.4m) and Christ the King Housing II Inc 821 S Dale Mabry ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.4m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.