Tu Dance EIN 20-2534129

Tu Dance FY2021 filing

EIN  20-2534129 Public charity (501(c)(3)) St Paul, MN Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects communities through diverse dance performances, education, and outreach.
Leadership
Toni Pierce-Sands · Artistic Director · $81K
Money in and out
$912K revenue, $534K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Connects communities through diverse dance performances, education, and outreach. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $912K in revenue, $534K in expenses, and $569K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$912K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$534K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$569K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $378K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$912K
FY2021▲ +1%
Expenses
$534K
FY2021▼ -48%
Total assets
$735K
FY2021▲ +86%
Total liabilities
$166K
FY2021▼ -19%
Total revenue
$912K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$534K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$569K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$378K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$735K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $448K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Professional Dance Company

Due to the pandemic and the local and national closures and mandates, the tu dance professional dance company didn't perform or tour in FY21. Nonetheless, a virtual event was hosted showcasing company repertory with 230 REGISTRATIONS.THE school: the school at tu dance center provided classes under a hybrid model.

$448Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTu Dance
EINHdr · item D20-2534129
Principal addressHdr · item CSt Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tudance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A620)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$81,097Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$73,005Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Toni Pierce-Sands$84,116$88,281$91,009$85,654$81,097$83,142
Abdo Sayegh Rodriquez$88,522$73,005$74,648
Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez$85,040$86,712$86,125
Uri Sands$53,262

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$763K · 84%
Program service revenue$141K · 15%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants84%$763K
Program service revenue15%$141K
Other revenue1%$8K
— government grantsLn 1e$362K
Total revenueLn 12$912K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.08
Program services84%$448K
Management & general8%$45K
Fundraising8%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$532K
Total assetsLn 16$735K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$166K
Total net assetsLn 32$569K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $532K · Operating expenses/yr $534K
12.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $448K · Total expenses $534K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $534K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $534K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $48K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $407K
$0.12 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $763K · Total revenue $912K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants $362K · Total revenue $912K
40%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $141K · Total revenue $912K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $912K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $141K · Total expenses $534K
26%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $912K · Prior year $902K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $569K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $912K · Expenses $534K
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $735K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $569K · Total assets $735K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $735K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Toni Pierce-Sands · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $534K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $281K · Total expenses $534K
53%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

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
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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$958K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$631K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$633K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$912K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$902K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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