Dawn Incorporated

Analysis

Dawn Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Ypsilanti, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Dawn Incorporated reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $5.8m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dawn Incorporated sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut Inc ($5.8m), John 3 16 Ministries Inc ($5.8m) and Homestead Health Center Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 98 employees.