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Happendance INC EIN 23-7034512

Happendance INC FY2021 filing

EIN  23-7034512 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Okemos, MI Founded 1967
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes dance through performances and education, making it accessible and encouraging fitness.
Leadership
Melissa Lilje · Executive Director · $36K
Money in and out
$353K revenue, $235K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Promotes dance through performances and education, making it accessible and encouraging fitness. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $353K in revenue, $235K in expenses, and $14K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$235K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $118K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$353K
FY2021
Expenses
$235K
FY2021
Total assets
$97K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$83K
FY2021
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$235K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$118K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$97K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $134K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provided education and programs related to dance.

$134Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHappendance INC
EINHdr · item D23-7034512
Principal addressHdr · item COkemos, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.happendance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1967
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1969

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Melissa Lilje
Executive Director
$35,578Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Newman
Founder and Director Emerita
$17,936Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sherrie Blankenship
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Linnemann
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Livingston
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Guillermo Lopez
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elizabeth Mittman
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Miller’s $26K as Executive Director is at the 22nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melissa Lilje——$35,892$36,184$35,578
Rachel Miller$26,500$22,500$8,558——
Diane Newman$9,156$8,393$6,649$11,576$17,936

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
Contributions & grants$239K · 68%
Program service revenue$109K · 31%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants68%$239K
Program service revenue31%$109K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$21
— government grantsLn 1e$31K
Total revenueLn 12$353K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program services57%$134K
Management & general43%$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$83K
Total net assetsLn 32$14K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $21K · Operating expenses/yr $235K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $134K · Total expenses $235K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $100K · Total expenses $235K
43%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $235K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $209K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $239K · Total revenue $353K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $31K · Total revenue $353K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $109K · Total revenue $353K
31%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21 · Total revenue $353K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $109K · Total expenses $235K
46%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $353K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $353K · Expenses $235K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $97K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14K · Total assets $97K
14%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $97K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Lilje · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $235K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $142K · Total expenses $235K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%——
Overhead ratio 43%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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 · FY2025
W B & Candace Thoman FoundationFY2025$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

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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
FY2024$248K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$226K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$353K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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