Disability Action Center

Analysis

Disability Action Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2024, Disability Action Center reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $877k to $1.4m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Action Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enact Inc ($1.4m), Fathers Forever ($1.4m) and Adoption Options ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $722k. At year end it held assets of $513k against liabilities of $283k, net assets of $230k. It reported 23 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.