Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc

Analysis

Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc reported income of $30.7m and spending of $26.6m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14.2m to $30.7m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 290%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earthscope Consortium ($30.4m), Core Community Organized Relief Effort ($31.7m) and Soldiers Angels ($30.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $857k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $46.4m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $42.9m. It reported 29 employees.