Danspace Project INC FY2024 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 13-3320972Revenue $2.1M in FY2024

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.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$109K 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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FY2024 · 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 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
$21K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$2.1M
+142% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +142%
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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
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
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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
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +62%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $960K Management & general 15% · $206K Fundraising 17% · $235K

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; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$108,738Pt VII · Sec A
Officer-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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

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 · $912K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Performances and eventsdanspace project's 2023-24 season presented 50 public engagements including 17 free of charge, engaging over 130 artists and reaching a live audience of 5,327. Danspace commissioned 6 new premiere works by artists leslie parker dance project, gillian walsh, samita sinha in collaboration with ash fure and featuring…

$488Kprogram expense
02

Platform 2024

A delicate ritualplatforms are multi-week series of performances and events organized by guest-artist-curators and the danspace curatorial team. The platforms were conceived by danspace project executive director and chief curator judy hussie-taylor as "exhibitions that unfold over time and enact curation as a process of collaborative…

$283Kprogram expense
03

Residencies and research fellowshipsdanspace invited two research artists-in-residence, niall jones and leslie cuyjet, offering four or more weeks of space, a fee, curatorial consultation, and production assistance as requested.

$140Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$960K
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$235K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$124K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$487
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$823K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$914K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$833K$914K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$68K$16K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$535K$328K$85K$122K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$54K$11K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$34K$7K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$520$520
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$19K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$20K$6K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$213K$169K$43K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$442$267$532
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$22$920$71
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$257K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$2K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$960K$206K$235K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $682K$1.3M−$646K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,081,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $821,042$2,024,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,121$51,927
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $874$487
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,027$4,122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $860,064$2,081,335
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 $790,143$796,986
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $579,755$604,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,369,898$1,401,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$509,834$679,548
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 $2,081,335 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$109,224
VIII-1e Government grants$123,730
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,791,845
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,024,799
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,927$51,927
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $487$487
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,122$4,122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,049 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $487$2,081,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,401,787 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,239 · Management $16,428 · Fundraising $41,701$126,368
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $327,708 · Management $84,847 · Fundraising $122,488$535,043
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,575 · Management $11,278 · Fundraising $17,644$82,497
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,822 · Management $7,216 · Fundraising $12,040$53,078
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,191$21,191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $520$520
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,512 · Management $1,568$20,080
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,204 · Management $5,691 · Fundraising $4,725$30,620
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $168,965 · Management $42,829 · Fundraising $1,528$213,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $442 · Management $267 · Fundraising $532$1,241
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22 · Management $920 · Fundraising $71$1,013
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,060 · Management $4,019$8,079
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,773 · Management $5,523$11,296
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $257,159 · Fundraising $32,161$289,320
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,980 · Management $4,173 · Fundraising $1,966$8,119
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $960,461 · Management $206,470 · Fundraising $234,856$1,401,787
Part X · Balance sheet $1,789,580 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,332$90,645
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $782,537$823,024
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $247,370$844,217
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $220$460
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,984$14,322
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,031$13,262
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $189,035$3,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,304,509$1,789,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,145$20,837
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $188,169$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $215,314$20,837
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $737,220$715,468
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $351,975$1,053,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,089,195$1,768,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,304,509$1,789,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,768,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,081,335
XI-2 Total expenses$1,401,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$679,548
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,089,195
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,768,743

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