Day One

Analysis

Day One is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Day One reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.5m (+52%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Day One sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Services of North Dakota ($2.5m), Family YMCA of Black Hawk County ($2.5m) and Regional Addicition Prevention Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $533k, net assets of $490k. It reported 43 employees.