Dawn Childhood Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851927939
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Peoria, AZ, USA
Phone
6029091662
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Reported finances

Revenue
$805,008
Expenses
$702,800
Assets
$330,126
Liabilities
$1,333

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRYSTAL KRUEGER (PRESIDENT / CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CRYSTAL KRUEGER (PRESIDENT / CEO): $95,000 total reported compensation
  • LORIE KINMAN (SECRETARY): $37,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Dawn childhood foundation (dcf) was founded on the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to grow up free from the lasting impact of trauma.

What it reported doing in 2024

Financial support for families: our financial support is more than just assistance; it's a lifeline. We provide access to whole family therapy, support groups, and specialized child therapy, ensuring that no one must navigate the healing process alone.early intervention and prevention: we educate grownups on how to identify early signs of trauma in children and emphasize the importance of seeking help early, even for small issues, before they grow into bigger challenges. Through classes and support groups, we equip children to understand and express their emotions, recognize unsafe situations, and seek help when needed, significantly reducing the risk of trauma and promoting their overall well-being.research & development in therapy: there's significant room for improvement in how we treat children. We are dedicated to advancing therapy practices by developing new techniques and rigorously documenting outcomes. Our vision is to enhance the resources available to child trauma specialists, ensuring that every child receives the most effective care possible.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.7%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.8%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 62.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 41% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.2% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $616K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.