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Dancing Classrooms INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 22-2542960Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSdancingclasrooms.org1350 6th Ave 2nd Floor, 10019-4703 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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For over 25 years, Dancing Classrooms has cultivated essential life skills in hundreds of thousands of children across the globe through the joyful art and practice of social dance. Our vision is to create schools and communities where every child is connected, respected and provided a safe environment in which to thrive. Through standards-based, school-based and online residencies, we use the vocabulary of social dance to foster respect, teamwork, focus, motivation, confidence and a sense of accomplishment, which we hope to bring every child. In 2020, we expanded our program to meet the needs of remote learners through the Homeroom Edition online residency and Zoom-based instruction. In addition, Dancing Classrooms offers advanced level classes for motivated young dancers on weekends, after school, and during school breaks to keep young people moving and growing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 60 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$361K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
21
named funders · $338K
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.4M Management & general 13% · $275K Fundraising 16% · $331K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $361K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Nancy Kleaver
Executive Director Former
$123,460Pt VII · Sec A
Eve Wolff
Executive Director
$118,714Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Claycomb
Development Director
$118,365Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yang Chen
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Aizen
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Kleaver’s $123K as Executive Director Former is at the 50th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Kleaver$123,460$163,394$135,646$118,371$125,612$24,432
Adriana Borzellino—————$129,384
Eve Wolff$118,714—————
Ellen Claycomb$118,365—————
Rodney Lopez—————$97,351

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches children life skills through social dance, fostering respect and confidence.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Dancing Classrooms School Residency

The Dancing Classrooms Residency Programs serve students in grades K12 during the school day, after school, and in summer. Students learn social dances from around the world, along with their cultural histories, building confidence, motivation, and cross-cultural understanding.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

National Network

The Dancing Classrooms National Network & Training Institute supports affiliate sites and educators across the country through curriculum and marketing resources, teaching artist and site director training, and monthly office hours.

$42Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$86K
Hoerle FoundationFY2024$54K
Altman FoundationFY2024$40K
Ernst and Elfriede Frank Foundation INCFY2024$30K
Arnhold Foundation INCFY2024$25K
The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation INCFY2024$15K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$15K
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 21 funders$338K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,020

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Other incomeLn 4–11$173K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$331K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Government grantsLn 1e$337K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$173K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$405K
SavingsLn 2$991K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$242K$194K$22K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$951K$107K$131K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$67K$8K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$111K$89K$10K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$173K$33K$75K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$27K$13K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$13K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$27K$8K$1K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$46K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$558$680
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$2K$14K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.4M$275K$331K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.1M−$84K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$2.1M−$475K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.2M$638K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.9M$181K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.5M$218K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.0M$99K$1.1M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,971,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $644,357$764,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $967,449$983,748
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,190$50,347
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,263$172,829
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,630,733$1,971,415
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,769,423$1,626,249
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,000$50,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,956$379,566
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,105,379$2,055,815
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$474,646−$84,400
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,971,415 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$55,722
VIII-1e Government grants$337,260
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$371,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$764,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $983,748$983,748
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,846$34,846
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,501$15,501
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $172,829$172,829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $983,748 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $223,176$1,971,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,055,815 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $193,739 · Management $21,796 · Fundraising $26,639$242,174
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $951,227 · Management $107,013 · Fundraising $130,793$1,189,033
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,020 · Management $7,540 · Fundraising $9,215$83,775
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $89,014 · Management $10,014 · Fundraising $12,239$111,267
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,825$19,825
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $50,000$50,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,524 · Management $74,549 · Fundraising $65,708$172,781
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,993 · Management $13,182 · Fundraising $8,535$48,710
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,857 · Management $1,446 · Fundraising $1,769$16,072
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,064 · Management $1,807 · Fundraising $2,209$20,080
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,916 · Management $1,240 · Fundraising $17,893$27,049
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,735 · Management $1,625 · Fundraising $1,986$49,346
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,956 · Management $558 · Fundraising $680$6,194
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,620 · Management $14,189 · Fundraising $3,700$19,509
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,449,665 · Management $274,784 · Fundraising $331,366$2,055,815
Part X · Balance sheet $1,768,341 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $431,463$404,789
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,029,677$990,735
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $33,215$204,225
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $177,553$31,265
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,367$32,093
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,117$7,058
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $129,463$98,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,839,855$1,768,341
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,786$49,927
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,245$10,448
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,031$60,375
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $770,647$1,471,917
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,031,177$236,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,801,824$1,707,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,839,855$1,768,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,707,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,971,415
XI-2 Total expenses$2,055,815
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$84,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,801,824
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,016
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,474
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,707,966

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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