Happendance INC EIN 23-7034512

Happendance INC FY2023 filing

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Promotes dance through performances and education, making it accessible and encouraging fitness. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $226K in revenue, $222K in expenses, and $-25 in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1967
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Okemos, MI
Website
www.happendance.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$226KFY2023
Expenses
$222K
Net assets
$-25
People
10
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  23-7034512 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Okemos, MI Founded 1967
Form 990 (PDF)
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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
$226K revenue, $222K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$226K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$222K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-25
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$226K
FY2023▼ -10%
Expenses
$222K
FY2023▼ -17%
Total assets
$19K
FY2023▲ +42%
Total liabilities
$19K
FY2023▲ +15%
Total revenue
$226K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$222K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-25
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$19K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $144K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Provided education and programs related to dance.

$144Kprogram 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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$35,892Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$8,558Pt VII · Sec A
Founder and Director Emerita
$6,649Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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
Program service revenue$106K · 47%
Contributions & grants$104K · 46%
Other revenue$16K · 7%
Program service revenue47%$106K
Contributions & grants46%$104K
Other revenue7%$16K
Investment income$11
— government grantsLn 1e$47K
Total revenueLn 12$226K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.01
Program services65%$144K
Management & general35%$77K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$19K
Total net assetsLn 32$-25
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $13K · Operating expenses/yr $222K
0.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $144K · Total expenses $222K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $77K · Total expenses $222K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $222K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $114K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $104K · Total revenue $226K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants $47K · Total revenue $226K
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $106K · Total revenue $226K
47%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11 · Total revenue $226K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $106K · Total expenses $222K
48%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $226K · Prior year $251K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-25 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $226K · Expenses $222K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $19K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-25 · Total assets $19K
-0.1%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $19K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Lilje · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $222K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $132K · Total expenses $222K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising 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 · FY2025
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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$353K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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