Headlong Dance Theater FY2021 filing

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3¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K paid to officers and key staff.
Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $121K a year · 46% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
3%
of spending
Concern: 3% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $145K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$372K
102% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 102% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$245K
Spent
$220K
To programs
3%
Net assets
−$7K
By yearFY2021–FY2022
Revenue
$245K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$245K
FY2022$285K
Expenses
$220K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$220K
FY2022$552K
Net assets
−$7K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$7K
FY2022$29K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2025
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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

Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 3% · $7K Management & general 97% · $213K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$30,526Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Brick’s $45K as President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
David Brick$45,000$30,526
Melissa McNair$14,005—

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

Headlong Dance Theater is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Philadelphia, PA.

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2 programs · $7K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Headlong performance institute is a semester-long program in dance and theater for college students and recent college graduates.

$4Kprogram expense
02

Headlong dance theater is a modern dance company providing public performances, teaching, and community outreach.

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Justice OutsideFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$145K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$245K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$7K
Managementcol C$213K
Owns and owesPt X
−$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$245K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K
Net assetsLn 32−$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$181K$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$211K$372K
Net assetsLn 32−$30K−$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$41K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83K$83K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$3K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$465$925
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$67K$2K$65K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$853$853
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$345
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$7K$213K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2024 $285K$552K−$267K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $245K$220K$25K−$7K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $244,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,166$144,511
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,241$52,841
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,868$47,281
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $157,275$244,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,640$134,539
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,415$85,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $237,055$219,718
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,780$24,915
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $244,633 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$65,259
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,511
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$52,841
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$47,281
VIII-12 Total revenue$244,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,718 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $41,250$41,250
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $82,583$82,583
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,233$1,233
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,473$9,473
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,250$4,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,326 · Management $1,000$4,326
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,037$1,037
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $465 · Management $925$1,390
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,303$4,303
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,840 · Management $65,335$67,175
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $853$853
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,500 · Management $345$1,845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,131 · Management $212,587 · Fundraising $0$219,718
Part X · Balance sheet $364,997 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,970$306,402
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$46,515
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,405$4,405
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,675$7,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,050$364,997
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $200$5,481
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $210,478$366,362
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $210,678$371,843
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,069$14,069
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$43,697−$20,915
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$29,628−$6,846
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,050$364,997
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$6,846 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$244,633
XI-2 Total expenses$219,718
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$29,628
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,133
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$6,846

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