Direct Action and Research Training

Analysis

Direct Action and Research Training is a registered charity in United States, based in Miami Shores, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic 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, Direct Action and Research Training reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $669k to $1.7m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Direct Action and Research Training sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creating Coding Careers ($1.7m), Big We ($1.7m) and Jobone Careers ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $863k. At year end it held assets of $761k against liabilities of -$76k, net assets of $837k. It reported 21 employees.