Dawn

Analysis

Dawn is a registered charity in United States, based in Altavista, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Dawn reported income of $63k and spending of $106k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $142k to $63k (-56%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Dawn sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wayne Township Firemens Relief Association ($63k), Hainesville Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($63k) and Boonville Fire Company Inc ($63k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $368k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $368k.