Philadelphia Dance Company

Analysis

Philadelphia Dance Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1972, 54 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Philadelphia Dance Company reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $601k to $1.6m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Philadelphia Dance Company sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Print Room Inc ($1.6m), Wayne Theatre Alliance Inc ($1.6m) and Vibration Institute ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $741k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $790k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 24 employees.