Dancing Rabbit Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Dancing Rabbit, Inc encourages people to create a more sustainable life for themselves and their community by offering multiple forms of sustainability education and promoting lessons learned in an established ecovillage.
- Income
- $237,270
- Spending
- $152,241
- Spent on programs
- 57%
- Reserves
- 13.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 35
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1557% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $36,373 spent. On-Farm Education: The organization hosts various courses each year in sustainable living, offering a venue and organizing teachers and course design. Participants learn and practice methods of natural building and food production while getting exposure to an ecologically-friendly lifestyle.
- $24,948 spent. Sustainable Living Visitor Program: The organization hosts several visitor sessions that run each year for two-week durations, that allow individuals to experience the reality of life in an ecological intentional community. Participants attend workshops on a wide variety of sustainable living practices such as natural and green construction techniques, permaculture and renewable energy production.
- $20,826 spent. Resilient Systems Support: The organization manages a fund to catalyze and support on-site projects which will help anticipate and respond to changes and shocks to the environment, wider economy, and society, and improve the organization's on-site demonstration capacity. In 2024 these supported projects included establishment of a large chestnut orchard, improvements to an on-site vineyard, and use of a community kitchen to process on-site dairy products.
- $5,060 spent. Eco-Village Tours / Short Term Visitors/ Outreach & Research: The organization offers several options for the public to understand examples of functioning sustainable lifestyles. This is achieved through offering short tours of homes and communal facilities, hosting participants for one to three days, and talks given at remote locations. Participants are able to see or hear about our alternative building methods, organic gardens, renewable energy, water catchment, etc.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on June 15, 2012.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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