Dignity Institute

Analysis

Dignity Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlestown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Institute reported income of $61k and spending of $34k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $75k to $61k (-19%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dignity Institute sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 100girlsleading ($61k), Storehouse Inc ($61k) and Just Love and Kindness ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $154k.