Daybreak University

Analysis

Daybreak University is a registered charity in United States, based in Anaheim, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 (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, Daybreak University reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $535k to $1.4m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Daybreak University sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Samaritan FDN for Better Health Inc ($1.4m), Indiana Institute for Medical Research Inc ($1.4m) and Susquehanna Valley Dental Health Clinic ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $317k. At year end it held assets of $792k against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $743k. It reported 6 employees.