Dance Works INC FY2024 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 23-7426261Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpentacle.org3 Lafayette Ave, 11217-1415 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Jan 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization serves the performing arts community by providing artists with the administrative support they need to fulfill their artistic visions and develop wider audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$272K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$272K
FY2024▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$479K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$288K

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 Jan 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.0M Management & general 13% · $167K Fundraising 4% · $49K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $193K 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 (resigned March 14, 2024)
$114,413Pt VII · Sec A
Former Board Member
$78,485Pt VII · Sec A
President/Interim Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Felicia Rosenfeld’s $10K as Interim Executive Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Clarissa Soto—$114,413$103,000——
Clarissa Soto Josephs———$95,980—
Mara Greenberg—$78,485$39,000$72,445$55,500
Felicia Rosenfeld$10,451————
Robin Carol——$650——

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

Supports performing artists with administrative help to achieve their visions and reach more people.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Artist Services

Fiscal administration, fiscal sponsorship, bookkeeping, BOOKING/REPRESENTATION, administrative personnel, mentors, interns, PERFORMANCE/SHOWCASE opportunities and working sessions in our areas of expertise.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

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
DreamchasersFY2024$27K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$118K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$854K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$167K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$272K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$854K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Other assetsLn 15$38K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$272K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$267K$201K
Total assetsLn 16$588K$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$456K$272K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$42K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$575K$540K$28K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$52K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$44K$4K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$0$66K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$196K$189K$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$562$323
OccupancyLn 16$89K$67K$9K$13K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$641$369
InterestLn 20$495$0$495$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$15K$1K$730
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$50K$2K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$9K$22K$373
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$167K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M$16K$288K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.1M$1.3M−$184K$272K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.3M−$140K$456K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$117K$596K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$37K$479K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,068,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $283,606$200,907
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $849,114$853,922
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,772$4,134
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,346$9,718
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,144,838$1,068,681
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $823,102$768,032
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $461,910$484,290
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,285,012$1,252,322
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$140,174−$183,641
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,068,681 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$69,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,907
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$853,922
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,134$4,134
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,718 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,718
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $863,640 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,134$1,068,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,252,322 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,935 · Management $20,967 · Fundraising $20,967$83,869
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $540,146 · Management $27,946 · Fundraising $7,178$575,270
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,761 · Management $4,349 · Fundraising $2,503$58,613
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,402 · Management $3,731 · Fundraising $2,147$50,280
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $0$1,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $66,167 · Fundraising $0$66,167
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,300 · Management $6,311 · Fundraising $0$195,611
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,193 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,193
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,973 · Management $562 · Fundraising $323$7,858
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,112 · Management $8,948 · Fundraising $13,423$89,483
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,625 · Management $641 · Fundraising $369$8,635
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $495 · Fundraising $0$495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,092 · Management $1,268 · Fundraising $730$17,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,716 · Management $2,331 · Fundraising $1,342$53,389
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,127 · Management $21,869 · Fundraising $373$31,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,036,382 · Management $166,585 · Fundraising $49,355$1,252,322
Part X · Balance sheet $337,251 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,006$19,609
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $246,463$181,048
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $149,563$81,587
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,456$16,641
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $113,612$38,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $587,830$337,251
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,472$6,640
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,777$37,666
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,901$20,906
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,150$65,212
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $422,680$168,505
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,000$103,534
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $455,680$272,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $587,830$337,251
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $272,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,068,681
XI-2 Total expenses$1,252,322
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$183,641
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$455,680
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$272,039

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