Dance It Forward

Analysis

Dance It Forward is a registered charity in United States, based in York, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Dance It Forward reported income of $672k and spending of $667k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $561k to $672k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dance It Forward sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Empowering Life Inc ($672k), Southeastern Railway Museum ($672k) and Fiasco Theater ($671k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $199k. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $6,175. It reported 16 employees.