Dance theater company providing public performances and classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 32 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $161K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$844K
+122% vs prior year
Spent
$497K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$534K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$844K
FY2024▲ +122%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$776K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$844K
Expenses
$497K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$497K
Net assets
$534K
FY2024▲ +88%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$534K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $302K Management & general 23% · $115K Fundraising 16% · $80K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (until 10/31/24)
$70,106Pt VII · Sec A
President/Artistic Dir.
$49,256Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Willis’s $70K as Executive Director (until 10/31/24) is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Karlin$49,256$88,865$49,365$57,551$45,449
Catherine Willis$70,106————
Diana Lynn Wallace———$780—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Offers public dance performances and classes.

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2 programs · $302K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Invertigo's professional company performs original works throughout los angeles county. Performances and professional dance films were by commission or self produced. Company members also taught community workshops to accompany performances.

$158Kprogram expense
02

Dancing through parkinson's (DTP), created by invertigo dance theatre in 2011, provides year round dance classes for people living with parkinson's disease and their family, friends, and caregivers. DTP classes encourage joy, community, strength, balance, flexibility, and keeping the mind alert.

$144Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$161K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$844K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$819K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$302K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$534K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$819K
Government grantsLn 1e$115K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Total revenueLn 12$844K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$971
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$534K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$219K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$971$971
Total assetsLn 16$325K$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$285K$534K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K$99K$14K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$127K$18K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$9K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$25K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$268$268
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$5K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$46$33$5$8
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K$260
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K$302K$115K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $844K$497K$348K$534K 990 PDF
FY2023 $381K$582K−$201K$285K 990 PDF
FY2022 $776K$416K$360K$507K 990 PDF
FY2021 $539K$502K$38K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020 $537K$492K$45K$131K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $844,362 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,403$819,437
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,106$41,161
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$9
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$16,245
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $380,509$844,362
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $261$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $451,208$358,346
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$14,350
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $130,293$124,018
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $581,762$496,714
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$201,253$347,648
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $844,362 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,620
VIII-1e Government grants$114,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$698,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$819,437
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,161$41,161
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9$9
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,245−$16,245
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,161 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,236$844,362
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $496,714 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,482 · Management $13,945 · Fundraising $23,851$137,278
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $126,869 · Management $17,784 · Fundraising $30,417$175,070
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,527 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $2,045$11,767
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,806 · Management $3,477 · Fundraising $5,948$34,231
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,745$63,745
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,350$14,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,424$1,424
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $268$268
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,326$9,326
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,038 · Management $1,906 · Fundraising $3,261$10,205
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33 · Management $5 · Fundraising $8$46
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,907$2,907
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,880$1,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,957 · Management $260$32,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $301,619 · Management $115,215 · Fundraising $79,880$496,714
Part X · Balance sheet $634,294 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,744$92,174
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $72,027$99,999
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$440,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $971$971
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,065$1,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $324,947$634,294
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,424$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,313$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $284,634$534,294
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $324,947$634,294
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,294 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$844,362
XI-2 Total expenses$496,714
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$347,648
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$284,634
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$97,988
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,294

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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