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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$90K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$778K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$722K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$203K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$778K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$729K
Expenses
$722K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$722K
FY2025$735K
Net assets
$203K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$197K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 May 1969.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $585K Management & general 13% · $92K Fundraising 6% · $45K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$91,917Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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  • 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 · $585K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provides the ST.LOUIS area with dance performances, educational programs, and lectures.

$585Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$778K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$360K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$722K
Ln 25
Programscol B$585K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$203K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Government grantsLn 1e$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$360K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$778K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$203K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$210K$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$147K$203K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$63K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$17K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$13K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$121K$89K$15K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$64K$55K$5K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$945
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$465$465
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$349K$340K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$758$758
Total functional expensesLn 25$722K$585K$92K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $729K$735K−$6K$197K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $778,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $427,151$414,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $176,372$359,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,775$4,102
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $608,298$778,215
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $139,633$140,145
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $462,328$581,616
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $601,961$721,761
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,337$56,454
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $778,215 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$108,863
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $359,577$359,577
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,102$4,102
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $363,679 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$778,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $721,761 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,650 · Management $13,425 · Fundraising $13,425$89,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,723 · Management $4,181$20,904
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,686 · Management $5,151 · Fundraising $2,503$20,340
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,741 · Management $1,490 · Fundraising $1,170$9,401
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,759 · Management $14,796 · Fundraising $17,588$121,143
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $54,810 · Management $4,766 · Fundraising $4,135$63,711
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,120 · Fundraising $945$6,065
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,481$14,481
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,611 · Fundraising $2,150$4,761
IX-20 InterestManagement $465$465
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,118 · Management $2,113$4,231
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,880$8,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,336 · Management $5,673 · Fundraising $3,112$349,121
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $758$758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $584,823 · Management $91,910 · Fundraising $45,028$721,761
Part X · Balance sheet $293,541 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,356$225,634
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,000$35,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,544$1,341
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,195$26,302
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,563$3,133
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,542$2,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $210,200$293,541
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,361$40,214
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,571$47,923
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,542$2,224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,474$90,361
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,226$170,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,500$32,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,726$203,180
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $210,200$293,541
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,180 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$778,215
XI-2 Total expenses$721,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,726
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,180

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