D C S Different Drummers

Analysis

D C S Different Drummers is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 years ago. 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 July 2023, D C S Different Drummers reported income of $196k and spending of $167k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $93k to $196k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, D C S Different Drummers sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 29th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Castle Parou Ballet Company ($196k), Nashville Rotary Service Trust ($196k) and Ecohealth Network Inc ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. At year end it held assets of $183k against liabilities of $1,218, net assets of $182k.