Digital Durham

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883322104
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Durham, NC, USA
Phone
9196323620
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$150,329
Expenses
$87,651
Assets
$109,818
Liabilities
$138

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • LAURA FOGLE (BOARD CHAIR)
  • MARCELA ENGMANN (VICE CHAIR OF BOARD)
  • LEAH KRAUS (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Digital durham promotes and facilitates access to reliable, affordable internet, computing devices, and digital skills training for everyone in durham, nc. Digital durham is a community-driven coalition committed to ensuring that every resident of our community has the skills, devices, and internet access needed to thrive in today's digital world. From seniors navigating telehealth visits to youth learning safe and powerful online advocacy, our mission is to advance digital opportunities for all.since its founding, digital durham has united government, business, education, and grassroots partners around one shared goal: closing the digital divide through collaboration, advocacy, and innovation. Our work has informed durham's digital equity plan, supported the city's mi-fi device distribution, and mobilized dozens of organizations to align around accessible, affordable technology for all.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide education and advocacy regarding digital inclusion in durham and North Carolina.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.9%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 89%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 41.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.25; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.9% of revenue deployed · 89% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.