One Days Wages

Analysis

One Days Wages is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, One Days Wages reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.3m (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, One Days Wages sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baja Missions Inc ($1.3m), Rysr Inc ($1.3m) and Amistad Mission ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 3 employees.