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Dance Entropy EIN 20-4388158

Dance Entropy

EIN  20-4388158 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Long Is City, NY
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fosters multicultural understanding and community through dance, connecting artists, students, and audiences.
Leadership
Valerie Green · Advisor · $97K
Money in and out
$434K revenue, $384K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Fosters multicultural understanding and community through dance, connecting artists, students, and audiences. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $434K in revenue, $384K in expenses, and $634K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$434K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$384K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$634K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
20.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +12% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$434K
FY2025▲ +1%
Expenses
$384K
FY20250%
Total assets
$677K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$43K
FY2025▼ -23%
Total revenue
$434K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$384K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$634K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$677K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $280K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Introducing the public to the art of dance through public performances and lecture demonstrations, provide subsidized rehersal space for dancers and other performing artists.

$280Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDance Entropy
EINHdr · item D20-4388158
Principal addressHdr · item CLong Is City, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.danceentropy.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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 (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$97,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon Harsa
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gerard Dolan
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Green’s $97K as Advisor is at the 87th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022
Valerie Green$97,300$75,735

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$286K · 66%
Program service revenue$121K · 28%
Investment income$22K · 5%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants66%$286K
Program service revenue28%$121K
Investment income5%$22K
Other revenue1%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$153K
Total revenueLn 12$434K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.08
Program services73%$280K
Management & general19%$74K
Fundraising8%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$384K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$643K
Total assetsLn 16$677K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$43K
Total net assetsLn 32$634K
Months of cash on handcomputed20.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $643K · Operating expenses/yr $384K
20.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $280K · Total expenses $384K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $74K · Total expenses $384K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $384K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $146K
$0.21 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $286K · Total revenue $434K
66%
Government reliance
Government grants $153K · Total revenue $434K
35%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $121K · Total revenue $434K
28%
Investment reliance
Investment income $22K · Total revenue $434K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $121K · Total expenses $384K
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $434K · Prior year $428K
+1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $268K · FY2024 $434K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $634K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $434K · Expenses $384K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $677K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $634K · Total assets $677K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $677K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Valerie Green · Reported title Advisor · Highest reported compensation $97K · Total expenses $384K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $150K · Total expenses $384K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 19%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth 1%——

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 · FY2025
Indiespace INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$434K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$428K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$525K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$268K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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