Digital Organizing Power-Building and Engagement Labs-Dope Labs

Analysis

Digital Organizing Power-Building and Engagement Labs-Dope Labs is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, Digital Organizing Power-Building and Engagement Labs-Dope Labs reported income of $503k and spending of $693k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2017 to June 2023, income fell from $522k to $503k (-3.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Digital Organizing Power-Building and Engagement Labs-Dope Labs sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Superior Business Center Inc ($503k), Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation ($503k) and Forwardtn ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $259k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of -$263k. It reported 13 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.