Dost Education

Analysis

Dost Education is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 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, Dost Education reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $606k to $1.1m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dost Education sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gracelyn Global Education Foundation ($1.1m), Chor ($1.1m) and University Temple Childrens School ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $851k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $822k.