Dignity Inc

Analysis

Dignity Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Malden, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Dignity Inc reported income of $312k and spending of $427k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $578k to $312k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dignity Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Tennessee Regional Art Center Inc ($312k), Conejo Players ($312k) and Yellow Rose Gala Foundation ($312k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $178k. At year end it held assets of $532k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $518k. It reported 5 employees.