Divine Will Foundation

Analysis

Divine Will Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Encinitas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Divine Will Foundation reported income of $8.8m and spending of $9.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.8m to $8.8m (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Divine Will Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organization for Tropical Studies Inc ($8.8m), Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA Inc ($8.9m) and Strongminds Inc ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $382k, net assets of $1.0m.

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.