Today Is a Good Day

Analysis

Today Is a Good Day is a registered charity in United States, based in Flourtown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Today Is a Good Day reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $301k to $1.1m (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Today Is a Good Day sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Suburban Emergency Assistance Response Inc ($1.1m), Sunshine Station ($1.1m) and The Childrens Campus of Kansas City Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $205k. At year end it held assets of $506k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $496k. It reported 9 employees.