Open Discourse Coalition

Analysis

Open Discourse Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2024, 2 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, Open Discourse Coalition reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.6m (-11%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Open Discourse Coalition sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends Of@spero Academy ($1.6m), Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance ($1.6m) and Paris Street Community Council Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114k. It paid $128k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $388k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 4 employees.