Dance Entropy INC

Long Island City, NY · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2005 · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2025
Revenue
$388K
▼ -11% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$629K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Indiespace INC
$10K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
73% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -11% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDance Entropy INC
EINHdr · item D20-4388158
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2007
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLong Island City, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.danceentropy.org

Where the money goes

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%$288K
Management & general19%$73K
Fundraising8%$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$388K
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses
$394K
FY2025▲ +2%
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
18.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -113% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$663K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$34K
FY2025▼ -21%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$663K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$618K
Total assetsLn 16$663K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$34K
Total net assetsLn 32$629K
Months of cash on handcomputed18.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$239K · 62%
Program service revenue$126K · 32%
Investment income$18K · 5%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants62%$239K
Program service revenue32%$126K
Investment income5%$18K
Other revenue1%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$122K
Total revenueLn 12$388K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $618K · Operating expenses/yr $394K
18.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $288K · Total expenses $394K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $394K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $32K · Total expenses $394K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $32K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $134K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $239K · Total revenue $388K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants $122K · Total revenue $388K
31%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $126K · Total revenue $388K
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $18K · Total revenue $388K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $126K · Total expenses $394K
32%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $388K · Prior year $434K
-11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $268K · FY2025 $388K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $629K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $388K · Expenses $394K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $663K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $629K · Total assets $663K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $663K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sharon Harsa · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $394K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $151K · Total expenses $394K
38%
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 14%——
Revenue growth -11%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Green’s $97K as Advisor is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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

Mission and programs

Fosters multicultural understanding and community through dance, connecting artists, students, and audiences.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $288K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Introducing the public to the art of dance through public performances and lecture demonstrations, provide subsidized rehersal space for dancers and other performing artists.

$288Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Indiespace INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $434K$384K+1% 990 PDF
FY2024 $428K$384K-16% 990 PDF
FY2023 $508K$377K-3% 990 PDF
FY2022 $525K$333K+96% 990 PDF
FY2021 $268K$256K 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

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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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