Dirt Patch Science

Analysis

Dirt Patch Science is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Dirt Patch Science reported income of $200k and spending of $225k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $250k to $200k (-20%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dirt Patch Science sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay Area Young Survivors Bays Inc ($200k), Four Rivers Health Care ($200k) and Justin Delivers Hope ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $69k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $39k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.