Dancing Bears Inc

Analysis

Dancing Bears Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 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, Dancing Bears Inc reported income of $58k and spending of $55k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2023, income grew from $425 to $58k (+13473%), an average of +13473% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 13473%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dancing Bears Inc sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 17th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gatsme Model Railroad Clubinc ($58k), Plymouth Historical Society Inc ($58k) and Native Media Resource Center ($58k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $51k.