Columbia Dance Ensemble

Analysis

Columbia Dance Ensemble is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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 August 2023, Columbia Dance Ensemble reported income of $610k and spending of $551k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $427k to $610k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia Dance Ensemble sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Know Theatre Tribe Inc ($610k), Illustration Institute ($610k) and Childrens Museum at Holyoke Inc ($610k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $690k. It reported 15 employees.