DT Institute

Analysis

DT Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, DT Institute reported income of $12.3m and spending of $12.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $641k to $12.3m (+1818%), an average of +109% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1948%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, DT Institute sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The International Student Exchange Programs ($12.2m), Amref Health Africa Inc ($12.3m) and Association for Womens Rights in Development ($12.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $746k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of -$165k. It reported 38 employees.