Surprise Sundancers

Analysis

Surprise Sundancers is a registered charity in United States, based in Surprise, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Surprise Sundancers reported income of $216k and spending of $157k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $152k to $216k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Surprise Sundancers sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toolbox Inc ($216k), Events Industry Council Foundation ($216k) and Enterprise Futures ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $507k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $256k.