The Decision Education Foundation

Analysis

The Decision Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Decision Education Foundation reported income of $246k and spending of $349k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $299k to $246k (-18%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Decision Education Foundation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chase College Foundation ($246k), Warren East High School Boosters Inc ($246k) and Lincoln High School Band Boosters ($246k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $185k (53% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.