Operation Dignity Inc

Analysis

Operation Dignity Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Operation Dignity Inc reported income of $8.1m and spending of $8.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $8.1m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Operation Dignity Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. 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 Jerome Avenue Care for the Homeless ($8.0m), Network for Oregon Affordable Housing ($8.1m) and Chisom Housing Group ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $8.1m, net assets of -$1.9m. It reported 96 employees.