Backhaus Dance EIN 05-0575068

Backhaus Dance FY2021 filing

EIN  05-0575068 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Orange, CA Founded 2003
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes concert dance through education and community engagement.
Leadership
Backhaus Jennifer · Officer/Artistic Director · $16K
Money in and out
$217K revenue, $174K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Promotes concert dance through education and community engagement. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $217K in revenue, $174K in expenses, and $-11K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$217K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$174K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-11K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$217K
FY2021
Expenses
$174K
FY2021
Total assets
$62K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$73K
FY2021
Total revenue
$217K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$174K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-11K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$62K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $154K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Summer Intensive

A life-changing experience for pre-professional and professional dancers, the company hosts annual summer intensives at chapman university. Backhaudance is dedicated to making this powerful program accessible to the dance community and provides scholarships for nearly half of the more than 106 nationwide participants who travel to…

$103Kprogram expense
02

Educational Outreach

As a member of the arts teach artist roster and part of the segerstrom center for the arts education and community programs, backhausdance serves thousands of public and private school children throughout orange and san bernadino counties. Backhausdance is also part of the mccallum theatre institute aesthetic education program.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Performance

Backhausdance creates and performs original danceworks for diverse audiences across a wide spectrum of ages and demographics. The conany's repertory offers an eclectic an dynamic vocabulary with a wonderful sense of fluidity and strength.

$25Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBackhaus Dance
EINHdr · item D05-0575068
Principal addressHdr · item COrange, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.backhausdance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Officer/Artistic Director
$15,580Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Backhaus Jennifer’s $19K as Officer/Artistic Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Backhaus Jennifer$18,530$25,425$17,443$15,580

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$134K · 62%
Program service revenue$83K · 38%
Contributions & grants62%$134K
Program service revenue38%$83K
Other revenue$464
— government grantsLn 1e$53K
Total revenueLn 12$217K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.00
Program services88%$154K
Management & general12%$20K
Fundraising$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$174K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$73K
Total net assetsLn 32$-11K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $55K · Operating expenses/yr $174K
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $154K · Total expenses $174K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $174K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $500 · Total expenses $174K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $500 · Solicited contributions $80K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $134K · Total revenue $217K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants $53K · Total revenue $217K
25%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $83K · Total revenue $217K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $217K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $83K · Total expenses $174K
48%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $217K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-11K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $217K · Expenses $174K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $62K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-11K · Total assets $62K
-18%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $62K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Backhaus Jennifer · Reported title OFFICER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $16K · Total expenses $174K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $114K · Total expenses $174K
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$586K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$431K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$399K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$217K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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