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← KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN DANCE CO

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN DANCE CO.

Totals

Total revenue
$601,723
Total expenses
$765,097
Contributions and grants received
$461,644
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$139,930
Investment income
$149
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,453,171
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,894
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,429,277
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$626,854
Management and general expenses
$69,857
Fundraising expenses
$68,386
Program service expenses (Part III)
$626,854

Program services were 81.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $161,294

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $300,350

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE AND CLASSES

    total $84,636 · related or exempt $84,636

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONCERT AND CONFERENCE

    total $55,294 · related or exempt $55,294

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $149 · related or exempt $149

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,800 · program services $79,800

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $216,790 · program services $203,003 · management and general $10,642 · fundraising $3,145

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,272 · program services $24,217 · management and general $814 · fundraising $241

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,000 · management and general $26,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,970 · program services $5,970

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,520 · program services $9,520

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,921 · management and general $31,921

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,704 · program services $55,704

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,705 · program services $32,705

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,476 · program services $14,476

  • 20 · Interest

    total $480 · management and general $480

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,673 · program services $12,673

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,745 · program services $4,745

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $215,852 · program services $150,852 · fundraising $65,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: AUTO EXPENSE

    total $18,219 · program services $18,219

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSE

    total $14,970 · program services $14,970

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,505,141 · end of year $1,294,137

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $74,108

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $96,699 · end of year $84,926

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,820 · end of year $23,894

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,600,020 · end of year $1,429,277

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

KanKouran preserves and promotes West African performing arts through programs that facilitate cross-cultural enrichment, and fosters an appreciation for African culture through dance.

  • 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. We delivered 118 performances and residency sessions across 67 Washington, DC public, private, and charter schools, and presented 78 staged performances at public, private, government, and corporate venues. In addition, we successfully hosted our 41st and 42nd Annual Dance Conferences, engaging 4,816 and 4,950 participants respectively, further expanding access to African-centered arts and cultural education.

    Expenses $626,854 · Grants $461,644 · Revenue $139,930

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Assane Konte

    EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $79,800
    From this org
    $79,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bettie Robinson Gibbs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dinah Reese

    BOARD MENBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeri Green

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
15 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611319349305596

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