Public Charity

PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION

PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in SEATTLE, WA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $37.0M, expenses of $33.6M, total assets of $22.3M. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $14.4M.

EIN: 910852323 SEATTLE, WA Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$37.0M
Total Expenses$33.6M
Total Assets$22.3M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$14.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION ADVANCES SOCIAL AND RACIAL EQUITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH REFORM OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. GROUNDING REFORM IN A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY FRAMEWORK, PDA DEVELOPS NEW STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTS MODELS THAT IMPROVE ON CONVENTIONAL RESPONSES TO CRIME AND PUBLIC ORDER ISSUES. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS, WE USE POLICY ADVOCACY, ORGANIZING, LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.

Where $100 goes at Purpose Dignity Action

How Purpose Dignity Action divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$46
Lead/Seattle king county
50% of program spending
$37
Colead/justcare
40% of program spending
$8
Lead national support bureau
9% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alex Narvaez
VICE PRESIDENT Amanda Dubois
PRESIDENT Andra Kranzler
BOARD MEMBER Andrew Silva
CFO Barbara Donohue
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Brandi Mcneil

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$11,870,195 31 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,645,000 5 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$365,000 7 grants
Research & Policy
$225,000 5 grants
Training & Professional Development
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $37.0M $33.6M $22.3M
2023 $31.1M $30.9M $11.3M
2022 $30.0M $31.4M $11.2M
2020 $16.4M $19.1M $15.8M
2019 $19.0M $7.7M $15.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $19.0M to $37.0M (+94%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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