Public Charity

KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY

KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $602K in revenue, $765K in expenses, $1.5M in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $228K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521408585 WASHINGTON, DC Performing Arts NTEE: A60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$602K
Total Expenses$765K
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$228K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To preserve and promote the performing arts of traditional West Africa by providing quality entertainment and educational programs to local and national audiences in an effort to facilitate cross-cultural enrichment and develop audience appreciation for the rich artistry of African dance.

Where $100 goes at Kankouran West African Dance Company

How Kankouran West African Dance Company divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$86
This year, KanKouran Dance Company demonstrated strong artistic and community impact through 263 company rehearsals and 312 dance and drum classes serving adults and children
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 312 classes; 118 performances; 78 performances
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Assane Konte
BOARD MEMBER Bettie Robinson Gibbs
BOARD MENBER Dinah Reese
BOARD MEMBER Jeri Green

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Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$100,000 1 grant
General Support
$35,000 2 grants
Education
$33,475 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$25,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$9,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $602K $765K $1.5M
2024 $1.1M $487K $1.6M
2023 $1.1M $310K $1.1M
2022 $296K $193K $244K
2021 $229K $251K $50K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $229K to $602K (+163%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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