Performance Garage INC

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To educate, train and present programs that reach out the dance community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1668674) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $413K a year · 41% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
66% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.9 mo
of spending, in cash
1.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $65K
7 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
0.7% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.7% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$3.3M
+418% vs prior year
Spent
$940K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +418%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$777K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$639K
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$940K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$735K
FY2024$793K
FY2025$940K
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +124%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$4.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $616K Management & general 26% · $242K Fundraising 9% · $82K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder, Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanne Ruddy’s $72K as Co-Founder, Executive Director is at the 13th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Jeanne Ruddy$72,000$72,000$72,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates, trains, and presents programs to support the dance community.

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1 program · $616K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support the professional dance community by providing access to its home, the performance grage, to support reharsal and performance needs, and provide professional training of the highest quality.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1668674) · Dispute this line
$616Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$940K
Ln 25
Programscol B$616K
Managementcol C$242K
Fundraisingcol D$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$147K
Accounts receivableLn 4$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Other assetsLn 15$608
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$147K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$273K$120K$109K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$3K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$10K$9K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$26K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$379$379$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$211K$180K$32K$0
InsuranceLn 23$31K$26K$4K$619
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$1K$13K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$334K$242K$59K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$940K$616K$242K$82K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $3.3M$940K$2.4M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 $639K$793K−$154K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $600K$735K−$136K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 $409K$437K−$27K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 $245K$267K−$23K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2021 $777K$329K$448K$2.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $3,308,103 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$3,091,454
I-9 Program service revenue$194,601
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$22,048
I-12 Total revenue$3,308,103
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$302,265
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$637,868
I-18 Total expenses$940,133
I-19 Revenue less expenses$2,367,970
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,308,103 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$85,782
VIII-1e Government grants$39,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,966,644
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,091,454
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$194,601
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,048 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,048
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $216,649 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,308,103
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $940,133 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $120,302 · Management $109,366 · Fundraising $43,746$273,414
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,860 · Management $2,600 · Fundraising $1,040$6,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,835 · Management $8,940 · Fundraising $3,576$22,351
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $0$4,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,035 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,035
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,029 · Fundraising $0$4,029
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,539 · Fundraising $0$1,539
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,400 · Management $2,933 · Fundraising $0$29,333
IX-17 TravelPrograms $379 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$379
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $179,526 · Management $31,681 · Fundraising $0$211,207
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,324 · Management $4,026 · Fundraising $619$30,969
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,331 · Management $13,277 · Fundraising $0$14,608
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $242,188 · Management $59,322 · Fundraising $32,759$334,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $616,180 · Management $242,213 · Fundraising $81,740$940,133
Part X · Balance sheet $4,301,158 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,492$146,667
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,914$38,265
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,744,988$4,115,618
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $608$608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,936,002$4,301,158
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,932$14,868
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,452$1,452
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,230$13,480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,614$29,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,871,454$4,189,424
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,934$81,934
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,903,388$4,271,358
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,936,002$4,301,158
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,271,358 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,308,103
XI-2 Total expenses$940,133
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,367,970
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,903,388
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,271,358

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