Houston Swing Dance Society

Analysis

Houston Swing Dance Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 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 September 2023, Houston Swing Dance Society reported income of $529k and spending of $530k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $453k to $529k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Houston Swing Dance Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 75th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware Dance Cmpany ($529k), Knoxville Childrens Theatre Inc ($529k) and The Association for Rural & Small Libraries Inc ($529k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $10k (1.9% of expenses). It paid $2,850 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $254k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $233k.