DC Action for Children Today DC Act

Analysis

DC Action for Children Today DC Act is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 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, DC Action for Children Today DC Act reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $591k to $2.2m (+267%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, DC Action for Children Today DC Act 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 87th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Under 1 Roof ($2.2m), Oceans Harbor House Inc ($2.2m) and Family Connection Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $289k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 22 employees.