Rawdance

Analysis

Rawdance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Rawdance reported income of $244k and spending of $319k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $311k to $244k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rawdance sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soapbox Productions and Organizing ($244k), Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust ($244k) and Fine Arts Center Partners ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $202k. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $6,084, net assets of $122k. It reported 20 employees.