Dance USA

Analysis

Dance USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 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 December 2023, Dance USA reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.7m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 USA 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 71st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation ($2.7m), Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Library & Hall of Fame ($2.7m) and The Armory Art Center Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $711k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $569k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 14 employees.