Direct Action Everywhere

Analysis

Direct Action Everywhere is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 Everywhere reported income of $892k and spending of $905k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $504k to $892k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Direct Action Everywhere sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Almost Home Wellness Center ($892k), California Land Stewardship Institute ($892k) and Pacific Animal Welfare Society ($890k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $260k.