Design Outreach Inc

Analysis

Design Outreach Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Design Outreach Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.3m (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Design Outreach Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walker Senior Housing Corporation III ($3.3m), Barrett Foundation Inc ($3.3m) and Teaneck Senior Citizens Housing ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $403k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $893k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $475k, net assets of $892k. It reported 20 employees.