Dance Notation Bureau INC EIN 13-1869805

Dance Notation Bureau INC FY2023 filing

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Preserves dance heritage and promotes literacy by teaching Labanotation to record and stage choreographed dances. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $125K in revenue, $151K in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1952
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.dancenotation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$125KFY2023
Expenses
$151K
Net assets
$1.7M
People
17
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  13-1869805 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1952
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Preserves dance heritage and promotes literacy by teaching Labanotation to record and stage choreographed dances.
Leadership
William Kiley · Director of Finance & Admin · $9K
Money in and out
$125K revenue, $151K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$125K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$151K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$26K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
133.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$125K
FY2023▲ +48%
Expenses
$151K
FY2023▲ +25%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$22K
FY2023▼ -17%
Total revenue
$125K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$151K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$26K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $120K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Education

The DNB offers correspondence courses in both elementary and intermediate labanotation, and online courses in movement observation and motif notation. Intensive one to two-week workshops in elementary labanotation, intermediate labanotation, and motif notation have been developed in chinese and have been conducted, pre-covid, in china by…

$60Kprogram expense
02

Library/Archival Services

The heart of the DNB'S operation is its collection of 857 labanotation scores of dances that have been choreographed by 303 artists. This core collection is supplemented by related items that support the staging of the dances, including photos, videos, music scores and recordings, programs, costume sketches, and lighting and scenery…

$46Kprogram expense
03

Labanotation

The DNB preserves dance legacies and promotes dance literacy through the teaching and use of labanotation to record and stage choreographed theatrical dances. Our principal mission is to ensure that theatrical dances will continue to be performed in versions true to the choreographer's artistic vision.

$14Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDance Notation Bureau INC
EINHdr · item D13-1869805
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dancenotation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1952
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A64Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1954

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Finance & Admin
$9,010Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director - Vice President
$5,275Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$4,687Pt VII · Sec A
$820Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynne Weber’s $33K as Executive Director - Vice President is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynne Weber$32,966$10,436$5,275$2,795$15,500$3,750
Diana Byer$12,235$18,389$4,687
William Kiley$8,652$8,215$9,010$8,984$8,613$8,401
Valarie Williams PHD$820$2,000
Julie Brodie$750

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
Investment income$77K · 62%
Program service revenue$30K · 24%
Contributions & grants$15K · 12%
Other revenue$3K · 2%
Investment income62%$77K
Program service revenue24%$30K
Contributions & grants12%$15K
Other revenue2%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$125K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.01
Program services81%$122K
Management & general18%$28K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$151K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$679K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$22K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed53.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses/yr $151K
133.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $122K · Total expenses $151K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $151K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $151K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $24K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $15K · Total revenue $125K
12%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $125K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $30K · Total revenue $125K
24%
Investment reliance
Investment income $77K · Total revenue $125K
+62%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $30K · Total expenses $151K
20%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $125K · Prior year $85K
+48%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $125K · Expenses $151K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $961K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $44K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
60%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Kiley · Reported title DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN · Highest reported compensation $9K · Total expenses $151K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $102K · Total expenses $151K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 48%
Accounting fee ratio 9%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32

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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$375K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$125K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$85K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$115K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$89K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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