Earthdance

Analysis

Earthdance is a registered charity in United States, based in Ferguson, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Earthdance reported income of $1.0m and spending of $925k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $787k to $1.0m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Earthdance sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discovery Kids Learning Center Inc ($1.0m), Fallbrook Child Development Center Inc ($1.0m) and Cruces Creatives ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 16 employees.