Dawson College Foundation

Analysis

Dawson College Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Glendive, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 years ago. 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 October 2023, Dawson College Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $304k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $256k to $2.0m (+668%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 297%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dawson College Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York State Association of School Business Officials ($2.0m), Wesley Village Retirement Home Inc ($2.0m) and Memphis Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committe ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $5.6m.