Dakshini Bengali Association of California

Analysis

Dakshini Bengali Association of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Torrance, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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 April 2024, Dakshini Bengali Association of California reported income of $352k and spending of $351k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2024, income grew from $147k to $352k (+140%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dakshini Bengali Association of California sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Denton Arts Council Inc ($352k), National Association of Black Storytellers Inc ($352k) and Georgia Boy Choir Inc ($352k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $93k.