Operation Dawn

Analysis

Operation Dawn is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Altos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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 June 2024, Operation Dawn reported income of $618k and spending of $466k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $310k to $618k (+99%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Operation Dawn sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mobility Service Dogs - West Coast Project ($618k), Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf ($619k) and Oregon Latino Health Coalition ($618k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $154k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 4 employees.