Sankofa Center for African Dance & Culture

Analysis

Sankofa Center for African Dance & Culture is a registered charity in United States, based in Sunnyvale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Sankofa Center for African Dance & Culture reported income of $86k and spending of $91k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $95k to $86k (-8.8%), an average of -8.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sankofa Center for African Dance & Culture 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 33rd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nascomm Corp ($86k), JC Pregnancy Center Inc ($86k) and Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary ($86k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $28k.