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Happendance INC EIN 23-7034512

Happendance INC FY2024 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
Rachel Miller · Executive Director · $22K
Money in and out
$248K revenue, $207K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Promotes dance through performances and education, making it accessible and encouraging fitness. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $248K in revenue, $207K in expenses, and $41K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$207K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$41K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $41K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$248K
FY2024▲ +10%
Expenses
$207K
FY2024▼ -7%
Total assets
$44K
FY2024▲ +133%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2024▼ -83%
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$207K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$41K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$41K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$44K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
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 $133K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Provided education and programs related to dance.

$133Kprogram 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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rachel Miller
Executive Director
$22,500Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Newman
Founder and Director Emerita
$8,393Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Linnemann
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Smith
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chien-An Yuan
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Bebermeyer
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$166K · 67%
Program service revenue$74K · 30%
Other revenue$8K · 3%
Contributions & grants67%$166K
Program service revenue30%$74K
Other revenue3%$8K
Investment income$19
— government grantsLn 1e$111K
Total revenueLn 12$248K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.01
Program services64%$133K
Management & general35%$72K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$207K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$38K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$41K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $38K · Operating expenses/yr $207K
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $133K · Total expenses $207K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $207K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $207K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $63K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $166K · Total revenue $248K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $111K · Total revenue $248K
45%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $74K · Total revenue $248K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $74K · Total expenses $207K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $248K · Prior year $226K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $41K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $248K · Expenses $207K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $44K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $41K · Total assets $44K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $44K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rachel Miller · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $22K · Total expenses $207K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $124K · Total expenses $207K
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
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
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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$226K revenue · ⤓ 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) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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