Drug Policy Alliance

Analysis

Drug Policy Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 May 2023, Drug Policy Alliance reported income of $10.6m and spending of $10.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $25.9m to $10.6m (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2020, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Drug Policy Alliance sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashley Medical Center Dba Amc Clinic ($10.6m), Guardian Care Inc ($10.6m) and Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $567k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. It paid $407k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $20.6m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $15.9m. It reported 65 employees.