Northeast Alabama Mr DD Authority

Analysis

Northeast Alabama Mr DD Authority is a registered charity in United States, based in Gadsden, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 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 September 2023, Northeast Alabama Mr DD Authority reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.7m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northeast Alabama Mr DD Authority 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 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawyers Assistance Program Inc ($1.7m), Young Mens Christian Assn ($1.7m) and True North Organizing Network ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $765k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 17 employees.