Designed for Joy

Analysis

Designed for Joy is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Designed for Joy reported income of $846k and spending of $784k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $136k to $846k (+524%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Designed for Joy sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taoist Tai Chi Society of the United States of America ($846k), Cistems Inc ($847k) and Igreja Evangelica Assembleia de Deus de Florida Inc ($846k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $403k. At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $337k. It reported 42 employees.