Dabena Alliances Inc

Analysis

Dabena Alliances Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Dabena Alliances Inc reported income of $14.6m and spending of $15.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.1m to $14.6m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Dabena Alliances Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio ($14.6m), Friends of Kexp ($14.7m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County Inc ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $772k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $7.5m, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 69 employees.