Awaken the Dawn

Analysis

Awaken the Dawn is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Mill, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Awaken the Dawn reported income of $478k and spending of $524k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $594k to $478k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Awaken the Dawn sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St James Faith Lab ($478k), Hindu Welfare Association of New York Inc ($478k) and All for Jesus Inc ($478k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $77k against liabilities of $3,178, net assets of $74k. It reported 9 employees.