Dancing with the Elephant

Analysis

Dancing with the Elephant is a registered charity in United States, based in Diamond Bar, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Dancing with the Elephant reported income of $374k and spending of $395k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $412k to $374k (-9.3%), an average of -9.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dancing with the Elephant sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sinai Family Life Center ($374k), Christian Community Service Center Memorial Endowment ($374k) and Norris Square Senior Housing Inc ($374k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0.