Kern Dance Alliance

Analysis

Kern Dance Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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, Kern Dance Alliance reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $128k to $4.0m (+3039%), an average of +3039% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 3039%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kern Dance Alliance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County Inc ($4.0m), Waterville Creates ($4.0m) and Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $479k against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $84k. It reported 2 employees.