US Digital Response

Analysis

US Digital Response is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, US Digital Response reported income of $8.1m and spending of $6.8m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $9.7m to $8.1m (-16%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, US Digital Response sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Safety Network Inc ($8.0m), Lebanon Fire Department First Aid and Safety Patrol ($8.4m) and Fdny Foundation ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $420k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 35 employees.