Tu Dance draws from diverse Dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$177K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$177K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $569K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$271K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$631K
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$843K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$333K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$631K
FY2023-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$902K
FY2021$912K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$958K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$843K
FY2023▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$534K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$822K
FY2025$858K
Net assets
$333K
FY2023▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$621K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2006.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $728K Management & general 7% · $62K Fundraising 6% · $54K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $177K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$91,009Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$86,125Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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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

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Connects communities through diverse dance performances, education, and outreach.

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1 program · $728K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Performing Company and Cultivate

Tu dance performed at the o'shaughnessy the 3-WOMENT project featuring the choreographic work of three black-identified female choreographers. 11 dancers, including cultivate trainees, performed the works in two performances in may 12 and 13, 2023 for a total of 461 people.

$728Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$631K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$140K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$843K
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$333K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Government grantsLn 1e$160K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$140K
Investment incomeLn 3$922
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$631K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$257K
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$230K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
Net assetsLn 32$333K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$575K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$271K
Net assetsLn 32$545K$333K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$153K$14K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$265K$225K$21K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$144K$14K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$850$744
OccupancyLn 16$122K$104K$10K$9K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$533$467
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$55K$981$858
All other expensesLn 24e$324$324
Total functional expensesLn 25$843K$728K$62K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$858K$152K$621K 990 PDF
FY2024 $958K$822K$136K$469K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $631K$843K−$212K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $633K$657K−$24K$545K 990 PDF
FY2021 $912K$534K$378K$569K 990 PDF
FY2020 $902K$1.0M−$128K$191K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $630,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $489,535$478,335
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $133,661$140,124
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $94$922
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,142$11,350
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $633,432$630,731
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 $305,515$444,651
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $351,871$398,365
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $657,386$843,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,954−$212,285
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $630,731 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$160,327
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$318,008
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$478,335
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $140,124$140,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $922$922
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,350$11,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,474 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $922$630,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $843,016 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,864 · Management $14,387 · Fundraising $12,589$179,840
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,089 · Management $21,185 · Fundraising $18,537$264,811
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $143,709 · Management $13,526 · Fundraising $11,835$169,070
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,068$5,068
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,034 · Management $850 · Fundraising $744$10,628
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,085 · Management $9,796 · Fundraising $8,572$122,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,366$27,366
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,668 · Management $533 · Fundraising $467$6,668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,949 · Management $981 · Fundraising $858$56,788
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $324$324
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $727,832 · Management $61,582 · Fundraising $53,602$843,016
Part X · Balance sheet $603,970 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $487,712$256,648
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $74,704$83,826
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,367$22,326
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,083$970
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,230$1,113
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $700$8,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$230,353
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $574,796$603,970
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,145$26,145
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,289$9,561
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$235,187
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,434$270,893
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $416,747$290,027
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $128,615$43,050
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $545,362$333,077
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $574,796$603,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,077 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$630,731
XI-2 Total expenses$843,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$212,285
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$545,362
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,077

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