Dance Alive INC EIN 23-7348157

Dance Alive INC

EIN  23-7348157 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Gainesville, FL
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Verified accurate 9/2/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Sustains a professional ballet company for artistic excellence, education, and community leadership.
Leadership
Susan Scanella · Executive Director · $25K
Money in and out
$2.4M revenue, $1.2M expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Sustains a professional ballet company for artistic excellence, education, and community leadership. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.4M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $2.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +177% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+52%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +104% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +64%
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +203%
Total liabilities
$831K
FY2025▲ +731%
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Ballet Programs

Mainstage Programming The Company produced four major productions during the year at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Performances include traditional ballets and original full-length works.

$348Kprogram expense
02

Ballet Programs

Tours The Company has been on Floridas Touring Program since 1976. This Program brings ballet programs to many communities considered by the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs to be underserved in the arts. We also benefit children of these areas through Community Nutcrackers.

$327Kprogram expense
03

Ballet Programs

Outreach There are four outreach programs: DANCIN is a program that provides children ages 8-17 the opportunity to perform in venues such as arts festivals, retirement facilities and schools. DANCE PARTNERS is a program designed to bring at-risk or disadvantaged persons to Mainstage productions.

$327Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDance Alive INC
EINHdr · item D23-7348157
Principal addressHdr · item CGainesville, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dancealive.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1974

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$25,208Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP Operationartistic Dir
$22,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Susan Scanella$25,208$56,961
Kim Tuttle$22,000$25,000$25,000$24,503$29,063

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$2.0M · 83%
Program service revenue$382K · 16%
Other revenue$38K · 2%
Contributions & grants83%$2.0M
Program service revenue16%$382K
Other revenue2%$38K
Investment income$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$201K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program services86%$1.0M
Management & general10%$123K
Fundraising4%$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$831K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.2M · Less non-cash grants $219K · Cash operating expenses/yr $951K
15.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.2M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $123K · Total expenses $1.2M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $44K · Total expenses $1.2M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $45K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.0M · Total revenue $2.4M
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $201K · Total revenue $2.4M
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $382K · Total revenue $2.4M
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $2.4M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $382K · Total expenses $1.2M
33%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.4M · Prior year $1.5M
+64%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $690K · FY2024 $2.4M
+37%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.4M · Expenses $1.2M
+52%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.0M · Total assets $2.9M
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Scanella · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $25K · Total expenses $1.2M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $686K · Total expenses $1.2M
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 64%
Accounting 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 · FY2024
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$2.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$818K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$690K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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