The Dignitas Project EIN 26-1837729

The Dignitas Project

EIN  26-1837729 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Ana, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers educators and leaders to improve schools and student success.
Leadership
Robert S Lee · Director
Money in and out
$183K revenue, $19K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Empowers educators and leaders to improve schools and student success. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $183K in revenue, $19K in expenses, and $730K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$19K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$730K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $164K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
467.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +70% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+90%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$183K
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses
$19K
FY2024▼ -24%
Total assets
$730K
FY2024▲ +29%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$19K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$730K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$164K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$730K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $19K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024, Dignitas deepened its mission to empower educators and transform schools into vibrant places of learning. The organization partnered with 445 schools across 5 counties in Kenya, directly impacting learning for more than 123,000 students.

$19Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Dignitas Project
EINHdr · item D26-1837729
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Ana, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dignitasproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$183K
Total revenueLn 12$183K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$728K
Total assetsLn 16$730K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$730K
Months of cash on handcomputed467.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $728K · Operating expenses/yr $19K
467.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $19K · Total expenses $19K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $19K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $19K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $190K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $183K · Total revenue $183K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $183K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $183K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $183K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $19K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $183K · Prior year $197K
-7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $265K · FY2024 $183K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $730K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $183K · Expenses $19K
+90%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $730K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $730K · Total assets $730K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $730K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert S Lee · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $19K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $19K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$190K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$183K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$197K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$4K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$188K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$265K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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