DC Scores

Analysis

DC Scores is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 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 August 2023, DC Scores reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.7m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.6m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, DC Scores sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dominos Pizza Partners Foundation Inc ($4.6m), Illinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics ($4.6m) and Hinds Community College Foundation ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $853k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 24 employees.