Daybreak Arts
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DAYBREAK ARTS CREATES ARTISTIC AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY BY PROVIDING THEM ACCESS TO THE CREATIVE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ACHIEVE PERSONAL FULFILLMENT AND SUCCESS. WE ALSO WORK TO HIGHLIGHT THE CREATIVE TALENTS OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY HOMELESSNESS IN ORDER TO BROADEN PERSPECTIVES AND FOSTER MEANINGFUL AND EQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $275,754
- Spending
- $231,309
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $50,163, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $184,560 spent. MANY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE DIFFICULTY OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING HOUSING DUE TO BARRIERS TO TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT LIKE PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL ILLNESS, DOMESTIC ABUSE AND TRAUMA, INCARCERATION, AND MORE. OUR ARTIST COLLECTIVE PROGRAM IMPACTS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AND LOW-INCOME ARTISTS BY DEVELOPING THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO ARTISTIC AND NON-TRADITIONAL FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT. WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO A FREE STUDIO SPACE, ART SUPPLIES, EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND TRANSPORTATION. OUR TAILORED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO INCREASE ECONOMIC MOBILITY BY PRODUCING MARKETABLE ART, GAINING SKILLS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND EARNING INCOME THROUGH CREATIVE ENDEAVORS. THE ARTISTS WE SERVE ARE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY UNHOUSED ADULTS WITH AN ARTISTIC BACKGROUND OR PASSION AND SHARE A VARIETY OF INTERSECTING UNDERREPRESENTED IDENTITIES INCLUDING DIFFERENT GENDER ORIENTATIONS, DISABILITIES, RACES/ NATIONALITIES, EDUCATION LEVELS, RELIGIONS, AND MORE. SINCE 2014, WE'VE SERVED AROUND 120 ARTISTS IMPACTED BY HOMELESSNESS AND PAID OUT OVER $100,000 TO ARTISTS FROM ART SALES, REPRODUCTIONS, PERFORMANCES, TEACHING ARTIST STIPENDS, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSES. THIS INCOME HAS ALLOWED OUR ARTISTS TO PURCHASE NECESSITIES (E.G. RENT, GROCERIES, UTILITIES), INVEST IN THEIR CAREERS BY PURCHASING ART SUPPLIES AND WORKSHOPS, AND ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE BY INVESTING IN THEIR EMOTIONAL AND PERSONAL SELF-CARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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