Danspace Project INC EIN 13-3320972

Danspace Project INC

EIN  13-3320972 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1974
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Presents and supports contemporary dance works and choreographers in New York City.
Leadership
Judy Hussie-Taylor · Executive Director and Chief Curator · $107K
Money in and out
$682K revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Presents and supports contemporary dance works and choreographers in New York City. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $682K in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$682K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$646K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-95%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -390% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$682K
FY2024▼ -67%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -5%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$758K
FY2024▲ ×36
Total revenue
$682K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$646K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $838K of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDanspace Project INC
EINHdr · item D13-3320972
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.danspaceproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1974
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A610)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$568K · 83%
Program service revenue$109K · 16%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants83%$568K
Program service revenue16%$109K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$576
— government grantsLn 1e$179K
Total revenueLn 12$682K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.16
Program services68%$905K
Management & general16%$217K
Fundraising16%$206K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$991K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$758K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $991K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
9.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $905K · Total expenses $1.3M
68%
Management & General
Management & general $217K · Total expenses $1.3M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $206K · Total expenses $1.3M
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $242K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $958K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $568K · Total revenue $682K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $179K · Total revenue $682K
26%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $109K · Total revenue $682K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $576 · Total revenue $682K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $109K · Total expenses $1.3M
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $682K · Prior year $2.1M
-67%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.2M · FY2024 $682K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $682K · Expenses $1.3M
-95%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.9M
60%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Judy Hussie-Taylor · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR · Highest reported compensation $107K · Total expenses $1.3M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $815K · Total expenses $1.3M
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 36%
Revenue growth -67%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$424K
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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$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$860K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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