Making a Daily Effort

Analysis

Making a Daily Effort is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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 August 2021, Making a Daily Effort reported income of $170k and spending of $75k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2021, income fell from $352k to $170k (-52%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Making a Daily Effort sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maranatha Caring Mission ($170k), Root Cause Inc ($170k) and Give Back Community ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $137k, net assets of $45k. It reported 2 employees.