Desperately Dependent Community

Analysis

Desperately Dependent Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Desperately Dependent Community reported income of $138k and spending of $155k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $166k to $138k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Desperately Dependent Community sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Well Mission ($138k), Waves of Grace ($138k) and Breaking Bread Ministries Inc ($138k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $748, net assets of $87k.