Death with Dignity National Center
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Death with Dignity National Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to improve end-of-life care by expanding options for those who are dying and confronting injustices in the health care system."
Year, State Incorporated:
1994, OR
Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) accomplishes its service with provision of funding, resources, information, training, and referrals, all focused on end-of-life care issues and decision-making. DDNC's priorities include promoting existing death with dignity laws, expanding freedom of terminally ill individuals to choose a dignified death, partnering with state grassroots coalitions, and mounting legal defenses when necessary to defend existing aid-in-dying legislation.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, Death with Dignity National Center's program expenses were:
Program services: $1,191,964
Total Program Expenses: $1,191,964
Chief Executive
Peg Sandeen, PhD, MSW, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Compensation*
$191,616
Chair of the Board
Lisa Vigil Schattinger, MSN, RN
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Founder and Executive Director, Ohio End of Life Options
Board Size
7
Paid Staff Size
7
*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Internet, Radio
Fundraising costs were 22% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,131,058, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Death with Dignity National Center's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions and grants | $1,131,058 |
| Investment income, net | $430,502 |
| Total Income | $1,561,560 |
Programs: 73% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 11%
| Total Income | $1,561,560 |
| Total expenses: | $1,622,653 |
| Program expenses | $1,191,964 |
| Fundraising expenses | $249,020 |
| Administrative expenses | $181,669 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-61,093 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $4,219,556 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $4,158,463 |
| Total Liabilities | $154,295 |
| Total Assets | $4,312,758 |
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance