Dance IT Forward EIN 23-2857181

Dance IT Forward FY2022 filing

EIN  23-2857181 Public charity (501(c)(3)) York, PA Founded 1996
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers positive and healthy experiences to students of all ages.
Leadership
Lori Garling · CEO · $123K
Money in and out
$594K revenue, $639K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Offers positive and healthy experiences to students of all ages. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $594K in revenue, $639K in expenses, and $-3K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$594K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$639K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-3K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$45K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$594K
FY2022▲ +7%
Expenses
$639K
FY2022▲ +29%
Total assets
$105K
FY2022▼ -24%
Total liabilities
$108K
FY2022▲ +12%
Total revenue
$594K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$639K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-3K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$105K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $488K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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To provide educational dance arts and activities, including performance and instruction.

$488Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDance IT Forward
EINHdr · item D23-2857181
Principal addressHdr · item CYork, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.gydance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1996
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$123,300Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Atwood’s $137K as CEO is at the 97th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori Atwood$136,800
Lori Atwood$134,450$127,650
Lori Garling$123,300$129,900$118,350
Melinda Fritz$23,392$10,827$42,800
Terry Atwood$36,800$19,950
Steve Pergament$25,600
Melinda Fritz$24,907
Terrance Atwood$21,000

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
Program service revenue$483K · 81%
Contributions & grants$110K · 19%
Program service revenue81%$483K
Contributions & grants19%$110K
Investment income$55
Other revenue$327
— government grantsLn 1e$39K
Total revenueLn 12$594K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program services77%$490K
Management & general22%$141K
Fundraising1%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Total assetsLn 16$105K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$108K
Total net assetsLn 32$-3K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $64K · Operating expenses/yr $639K
1.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $490K · Total expenses $639K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $141K · Total expenses $639K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $639K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $68K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $110K · Total revenue $594K
19%
Government reliance
Government grants $39K · Total revenue $594K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $483K · Total revenue $594K
81%
Investment reliance
Investment income $55 · Total revenue $594K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $483K · Total expenses $639K
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $594K · Prior year $556K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-3K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $594K · Expenses $639K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $105K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-3K · Total assets $105K
-3%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $105K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lori Garling · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $639K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $342K · Total expenses $639K
54%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 7%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

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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)$616K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$650K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$672K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$594K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$556K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$477K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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