Operation Understanding DC

Analysis

Operation Understanding DC is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Operation Understanding DC reported income of $290k and spending of $198k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $293k to $290k (-1.1%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Operation Understanding DC sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 35th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paralyzed Veterans of America ($290k), Ahepa Mother Lodge Chapter No 1 Educational Fund Inc ($290k) and Innovative Preschool Incorporated ($290k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $326k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $250k.