Datakind

Analysis

Datakind is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 September 2023, Datakind reported income of $3.5m and spending of $4.8m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $18.5m to $3.5m (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Datakind sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hawn Foundation ($3.5m), United Way of Central Jersey Inc ($3.5m) and Southeast Community Development ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $242k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 23 employees.

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.