Dawn Mission EIN 33-0927588 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Spreading the Gospel and equipping Christian leaders for global missionary outreach. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $212K in revenue, $141K in expenses, and $103K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Los Alamitos, CA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$212KFY2025
Expenses
$141K
Net assets
$103K
People
1
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  33-0927588 Religious organization Los Alamitos, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Spreading the Gospel and equipping Christian leaders for global missionary outreach.
Leadership
Kwang Sik Choi · President
Money in and out
$212K revenue, $141K expenses
Bottom line
23% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$212K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$141K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $71K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.23 Management & general $0.77
Program efficiency
23%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +400% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×15 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$212K
FY2025▲ +29%
Expenses
$141K
FY2025▼ -17%
Total assets
$104K
FY2025▲ +213%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025-0.3%
Total revenue
$212K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$141K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$71K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$104K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B23%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDawn Mission
EINHdr · item D33-0927588
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Alamitos, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $32K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Mission Organization and Missionary Support

Support other mission organization and missionary in China and other countries to have the same vision to evangelize through spreading the Gospel and the love of Jesus to unreached people including North Korean and orphanages, etc.

$26Kprogram expense
02

Short-Term Mission Support

Mission participants serve the visited communities through medical services, computer and English education, martial arts education, VBS, and social services to spread the good news to people who have never known Jesus Christ.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Student Support

Provide scholarship and opportunity for quality education to youths and young adults in China who have difficulties in pursuiting basic and higher education due to financial burden. This is present important contact to spread the love of Jesus and equip them to be missionary leaders.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$211K
Program service revenue$485
Total revenueLn 12$212K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.23 Management & general $0.77
Program services23%$32K
Management & general77%$109K
Total functional expensesLn 25$141K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$103K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $94K · Operating expenses/yr $141K
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $32K · Total expenses $141K
23%
Management & General
Management & general $109K · Total expenses $141K
77%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $141K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $201K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $211K · Total revenue $212K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $212K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $485 · Total revenue $212K
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $212K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $485 · Total expenses $141K
0.3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $212K · Prior year $165K
+29%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $59K · FY2024 $212K
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $103K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $212K · Expenses $141K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $104K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $103K · Total assets $104K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $104K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kwang Sik Choi · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $141K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $105K · Total expenses $141K
75%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 23%
Overhead ratio 77%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 29%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$212K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$165K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$228K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$51K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$72K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$59K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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