Associates for Dao Enlightenment

Analysis

Associates for Dao Enlightenment is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 June 2023, Associates for Dao Enlightenment reported income of $1.3m and spending of $622k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+21%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Associates for Dao Enlightenment sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Northwest Outreach Inc ($1.3m), Teleios Ministry ($1.3m) and Fields Retreat and Learning Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.6m.