Danspace Project INC FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 13-3320972Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

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.
$110K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
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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
$110K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 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
$160K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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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
FY2020
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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
$1.5M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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% · $868K Management & general 13% · $166K Fundraising 19% · $250K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$110,051Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

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  • 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 · $740K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Presenting danspace project (DSP) has long fostered the work of a diverse community of dance artists at various stages of their development, with an emphasis on local new york city artists.

$407Kprogram expense
02

Platform seriesdanspace project's (DSP) tenth platform, 2020 platform: utterances from the chorus, opened february 22, 2020. Co-curators okwui okpokwasili and judy hussie-taylor, along with nearly 70 collaborators, artists, and performers, investigated how the voice and body can be a site of resistance and transformation.

$275Kprogram expense
03

Community access danspace project (DSP) offers independent choreographers and companies opportunities to self-produce, and offers space for community members to organize residencies and non-public programs at a subsidized rental rate in our venue at ST. Mark's church.

$58Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$868K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$250K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$951
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$929K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$160K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$49K$37K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$488K$286K$43K$159K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$63K$39K$5K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$27K$5K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$751$2K$106
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$18K$1K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$18K$6K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$210K$167K$42K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$230$91
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$609$598$60
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$257K$252K$426$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$511$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$868K$166K$250K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,163,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,418,226$1,082,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234,145$76,068
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $907$951
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $654$4,222
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,653,932$1,163,841
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 $645,845$719,409
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $710,397$564,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,356,242$1,283,984
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $297,690−$120,143
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,163,841 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$162,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$920,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,068$76,068
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $951$951
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,222$4,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,068 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,173$1,163,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,283,984 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,848 · Management $36,636 · Fundraising $36,636$122,120
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $285,594 · Management $43,356 · Fundraising $159,111$488,061
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,788 · Management $4,919 · Fundraising $19,398$63,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,347 · Management $4,633 · Fundraising $14,143$46,123
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,848$16,848
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $751 · Management $2,415 · Fundraising $106$3,272
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,308 · Management $1,276 · Fundraising $5,814$25,398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,772 · Management $6,214 · Fundraising $6,761$30,747
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $166,524 · Management $42,314 · Fundraising $1,395$210,233
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,741 · Management $230 · Fundraising $91$3,062
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $609 · Management $598 · Fundraising $60$1,267
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,065 · Management $2,612$4,677
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,377 · Management $2,680$7,057
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,532 · Management $426 · Fundraising $4,876$256,834
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,725 · Management $511 · Fundraising $1,944$5,180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $867,981 · Management $165,668 · Fundraising $250,335$1,283,984
Part X · Balance sheet $1,705,706 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,875$93,846
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $866,913$1,480,129
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $699,332$103,513
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,198$3,234
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,519$4,391
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,122$16,943
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,650$3,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,674,609$1,705,706
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,763$30,703
X-19 Deferred revenue$6,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$123,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,763$160,003
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $455,464$480,790
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,210,382$1,064,913
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,665,846$1,545,703
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,674,609$1,705,706
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,545,703 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,163,841
XI-2 Total expenses$1,283,984
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,665,846
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,545,703

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