Dignity and Power Now

Analysis

Dignity and Power Now is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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, Dignity and Power Now reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $4.8m (+233%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Dignity and Power Now sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of West Georgia Inc ($4.8m), Roberts Family Development Center ($4.9m) and Henry Ford Health Providence Foundation ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $938k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 21 employees.