Deaf Defy

Analysis

Deaf Defy is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Deaf Defy reported income of $138k and spending of $79k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $84k to $138k (+65%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Deaf Defy sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include French Missionary Federation International ($138k), The Plexus Education Foundation Inc ($138k) and Big Muddy Urban Farm Inc ($138k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $79k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $79k.