Balafon West African Dance Ensemble Inc

Analysis

Balafon West African Dance Ensemble Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 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, Balafon West African Dance Ensemble Inc reported income of $403k and spending of $230k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $227k to $403k (+78%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Balafon West African Dance Ensemble Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Archeological Society ($403k), World Theatre Foundation ($403k) and Pacific Community of Alaska ($403k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $43k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $376k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $358k. It reported 1 employees.