Danspace Project INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 13-3320972Revenue $682K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdanspaceproject.org131 E 10th St, 10003-7504 · New York, NYTax-exempt since May 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Danspace Project, INC. Is an organization that presents dance works at st. Mark's church in-the-bowery and at other venues in new york city. Founded by artists in 1974 at the historic landmark of st. Mark's church, Danspace Project is an international leader in the commissioning and presentation of contemporary dance. The mission of the Danspace Project is to present new works in dance, support a diverse range of choreographers in developing their work, encourage experimentation and connect artists to audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 31 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $90K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $424K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$758K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$682K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$682K
FY2025▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$860K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$682K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $905K Management & general 16% · $217K Fundraising 16% · $206K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director and Chief Curator
$106,874Pt VII · Sec A
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judy Hussie-Taylor’s $107K as Executive Director and Chief Curator is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judy Hussie-Taylor$106,874$108,738$108,636$109,396$109,010$110,051
Rashaun Mitchell$1,000—————

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents and supports contemporary dance works and choreographers in New York City.

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3 programs · $838K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Danspace project's 2024-25 50TH anniversary season presented 25 public engagements including 10 free of charge, engaging over 90 artists and reaching a live audience of 2626. Danspace commissioned 5 new premiere works by a new generation of choreographers niall jones, ayano elson, wendell gray ii, glenn potter takada, and jade manns.

$448Kprogram expense
02

Danspace@50

50TH anniversary festivaldanspace was proud to celebrate a historic and rich 50TH anniversary with its 50TH anniversary festival entitled DANSPACE@50:"WORK is never done. Sanctuary always needed." the festival curated extraordinary artists from our illustrious past in conversation with an exciting new generation of artists and featured…

$290Kprogram expense
03

Partnership & rental programsthis year marked the revitalization of our production rental program, which had been dormant since 2019 due to COVID-19. As part of our 'off-season' program, danspace offered week-long rental packages to two artist groups, megan williams dance project and aunts.

$100Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$424K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$682K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$905K
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$206K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$991K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Government grantsLn 1e$179K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$576
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$682K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$303K
SavingsLn 2$688K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$991K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$727K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K$991K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$758K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$63K$25K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$548K$357K$81K$111K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$60K$12K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$34K$7K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$520$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$898
Office expensesLn 13$21K$11K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$223K$177K$44K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$535$281$312
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$580$769
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$171K$4K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$586
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$905K$217K$206K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $682K$1.3M−$646K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.4M$680K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $860K$1.4M−$510K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$79K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M−$26K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$120K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $682,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,024,799$567,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $51,927$108,600
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $487$576
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,122$5,017
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,081,335$682,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $796,986$814,715
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $604,801$513,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,401,787$1,327,913
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $679,548−$645,832
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $682,081 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$125,142
VIII-1e Government grants$178,705
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,041
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$567,888
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $108,600$108,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $576$576
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,017$5,017
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $113,617 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $576$682,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,327,913 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,142 · Management $25,257 · Fundraising $37,885$126,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $356,752 · Management $80,575 · Fundraising $110,875$548,202
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,083 · Management $11,642 · Fundraising $16,367$88,092
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,482 · Management $7,292 · Fundraising $10,363$52,137
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,006$24,006
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $520 · Fundraising $2,500$3,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,007 · Management $898$12,905
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,043 · Management $7,414 · Fundraising $2,312$20,769
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $176,675 · Management $44,469 · Fundraising $1,605$222,749
IX-17 TravelPrograms $535 · Management $281 · Fundraising $312$1,128
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $580 · Management $769$1,349
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,096 · Management $3,628$6,724
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,409 · Management $5,689$12,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $171,478 · Management $3,707 · Fundraising $24,184$199,369
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,495 · Management $586$9,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $904,777 · Management $216,733 · Fundraising $206,403$1,327,913
Part X · Balance sheet $1,881,368 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,645$303,188
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $823,024$688,026
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $844,217$131,782
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $460$2,025
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,322$21,317
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,262$8,418
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,650$726,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,789,580$1,881,368
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,837$23,482
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$729,975
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,837$758,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $715,468$627,069
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,053,275$495,842
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,768,743$1,122,911
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,789,580$1,881,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,122,911 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$682,081
XI-2 Total expenses$1,327,913
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$645,832
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,768,743
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,122,911

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