Dads Divine Alternatives for Dads Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Supporting fathers in their quest to overcome barriers preventing their participation in their children's lives. DADs provides case management, parent education, resolution of child support issues, development of parenting plans, and referrals to community partner resources for fathers and father figures.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $117,424, co-founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 68% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.0 million spent. In 2024, we served a total of 406 fathers including 322 new fathers and 942 children. DADS has supported 5,816 fathers in the past 26 years of operations, including 2024, with nearly 14,000 children; 48% of those children have a father who has been incarcerated. DADS is located in Seattle, Washington and primarily services clients in King and Pierce counties. We have worked with fathers all across the United States, helping them in areas such as counseling, education, parenting plan development, child support, visitation and custody, and reentry support. DADS would like to remove any barriers that may prevent family reunification and community leadership, helping navigate relational and legal barriers which separate fathers from their children and families. Our Becoming DADs parenting class is a 13-week course taught from our own curriculum designed to educate, heal, grow, and engage spiritually with each father. DADS has reached out to an underserved community with assisting in reentry support whether it is housing, transportation, or sound counsel on how to navigate in this community to prevent recidivism. DADS has helped further men along their journey towards healing and wholeness through mentoring, spiritual support, and resource guidance with referrals to many of our community partners.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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