Dance Downtown LA Inc

Analysis

Dance Downtown LA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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, Dance Downtown LA Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.8m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $2.7m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Downtown LA Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting Inc ($2.7m), Chicago Opera Theater ($2.7m) and Safe States Alliance ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $387k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $572k, net assets of $673k. It reported 46 employees.