Designated Exceptional Services for Independence

Analysis

Designated Exceptional Services for Independence is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 2022, Designated Exceptional Services for Independence reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.4m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $888k to $1.1m (+29%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Designated Exceptional Services for Independence sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Buffalo Club Inc ($1.1m), FC Pittsburgh Soccer Club ($1.1m) and Tyler Achievement Center for Kids ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,042 (0.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $835k. At year end it held assets of $421k against liabilities of $522k, net assets of -$101k. It reported 61 employees.