Dance Saint Louis

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-7001556

To provide the st. Louis region with world-class dance that wouldn't otherwise be presented to the st. Louis region, makes this dance accessible to a widely diverse audience, nutures local dancers and dance companies and offers unique and transformative dance education outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 2 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 $31K 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $691K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$729K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$729K
FY2025▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$729K
Expenses
$735K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$722K
FY2025$735K
Net assets
$197K
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$197K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1969.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $590K Management & general 14% · $106K Fundraising 5% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $102K 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
Executive Director
$101,500Pt VII · Sec A
President - Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Dee’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 89th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Dee$101,500$91,917$80,833$84,318$77,813$75,480

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents world-class dance, makes it accessible, nurtures local talent, and offers transformative education.

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1 program service account for $590K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provides the ST.LOUIS area with dance performances, educational programs, and lectures.

$590Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$729K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$304K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$590K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Government grantsLn 1e$148K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$304K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$729K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$226K$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$294K$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$91K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$70K$15K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$19K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$15K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$153K$117K$19K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$53K$46K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$66$4K$751
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$184$184
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$699$3K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$319K$312K$6K$799
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$541
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$590K$106K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $729K$735K−$6K$197K 990 PDF
FY2024 $778K$722K$56K$203K 990 PDF
FY2023 $608K$602K$6K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $512K$622K−$110K$140K 990 PDF
FY2021 $536K$481K$55K$249K 990 PDF
FY2020 $709K$527K$182K$194K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $729,093 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$148,409
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,118
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$415,527
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $303,845$303,845
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,721$9,721
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $313,566 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$729,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,122 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,000 · Management $15,000 · Fundraising $15,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,411 · Management $4,055$23,466
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,114 · Management $5,220 · Fundraising $3,006$23,340
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,840 · Management $1,458 · Fundraising $1,148$9,446
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $117,190 · Management $18,826 · Fundraising $17,025$153,041
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45,501 · Management $5,448 · Fundraising $1,752$52,701
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66 · Management $4,083 · Fundraising $751$4,900
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $15,800$15,800
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,413$7,413
IX-20 InterestManagement $184$184
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $699 · Management $3,100$3,799
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,639$9,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $312,388 · Management $5,975 · Fundraising $799$319,162
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,690 · Management $541$3,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $589,899 · Management $105,742 · Fundraising $39,481$735,122
Part X · Balance sheet $288,117 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,634$150,481
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,000$25,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,341$45,889
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,302$62,213
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,133$4,034
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,131$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $293,541$288,117
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,214$48,954
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $47,923$42,012
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,224$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,361$90,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $170,680$174,651
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,500$22,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,180$197,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $293,541$288,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$729,093
XI-2 Total expenses$735,122
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,029
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,180
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,151

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

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