Dawn House Inc

Analysis

Dawn House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mobile, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 September 2023, Dawn House Inc reported income of $615k and spending of $567k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $578k to $615k (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dawn House Inc 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 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Relief Inc ($614k), Vista Endowment Fund Inc ($615k) and Youth 4 Youth ($614k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $730k against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $633k. It reported 36 employees.