Dawn Mountain

Analysis

Dawn Mountain is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Mountain reported income of $370k and spending of $184k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $471k to $370k (-21%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dawn Mountain sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wichita Falls Ballet Theater Inc ($370k), Columbia Music Festival Assoc ($370k) and The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association Inc ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $422k against liabilities of $1,555, net assets of $420k. It reported 4 employees.