Kankouran West African Dance Co

Analysis

Kankouran West African Dance Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 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, Kankouran West African Dance Co reported income of $1.1m and spending of $310k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $229k to $1.1m (+373%), an average of +118% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kankouran West African Dance Co sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatrezone Inc ($1.1m), Center for Books Arts Incorporated 1974 ($1.1m) and Atlantic Impact ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $42k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $941k. It reported 21 employees.