See part III, line 1

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 16 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $203K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$951K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$827K
FY2024$981K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$894K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 May 2002.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.1M Management & general 22% · $325K Fundraising 2% · $33K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$101,413Pt VII · Sec A
Co- Chairman (left in March 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretatry
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (left in October 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Selwyn’s $101K as Artistic Director is at the 34th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amanda Selwyn$101,413$92,492$95,000$60,644$10,240

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 15aYes

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Dance Theater

Creation of works that involve the community and outreach programs to schools.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$885K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$628K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$325K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$746K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$628K
Government grantsLn 1e$313K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$885K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$746K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$746K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 630
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$840K$746K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$214K$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K$211K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$42K$42K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$418K$351K$67K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$22K$11K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$31K$9K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$258K$249K$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$81K$30K$51K$0
Office expensesLn 13$51K$2K$50K$0
OccupancyLn 16$305K$272K$34K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$18K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$732$141
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$109K$26K$60
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$12K$12K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$325K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$63K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$981K$337K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $951K$827K$124K$894K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.0M$272K$771K 990 PDF
FY2021 $650K$324K$326K$507K 990 PDF
FY2020 $362K$267K$95K$148K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,561,836 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $485,377$627,695
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $792,775$885,466
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,609$31,733
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,095$16,942
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,317,856$1,561,836
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $489,168$602,625
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $492,120$896,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $981,288$1,499,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $336,568$62,800
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,561,836 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$61,744
VIII-1e Government grants$312,735
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,216
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,184
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$627,695
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$885,466
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,733$31,733
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,263$3,263
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,679$13,679
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $885,466 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48,675$1,561,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,499,036 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,980 · Management $41,980 · Fundraising $20,990$104,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $351,290 · Management $66,640 · Fundraising $0$417,930
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,091 · Management $11,452 · Fundraising $4,481$38,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,379 · Management $8,667 · Fundraising $1,675$41,721
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,587 · Fundraising $0$12,587
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $248,715 · Management $9,047 · Fundraising $0$257,762
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,095 · Management $50,927 · Fundraising $0$81,022
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,608 · Management $49,737 · Fundraising $0$51,345
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $271,619 · Management $33,577 · Fundraising $0$305,196
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,212 · Management $2,171 · Fundraising $0$20,383
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,648 · Management $732 · Fundraising $141$3,521
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,942 · Management $25,706 · Fundraising $60$134,708
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,063 · Management $11,824 · Fundraising $6,000$29,887
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,140,642 · Management $325,047 · Fundraising $33,347$1,499,036
Part X · Balance sheet $3,126,253 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $840,154$746,200
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,340$64,545
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,397$125,290
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,597$211,062
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $214,369$240,141
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,894,817$1,739,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,130,674$3,126,253
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,427$38,937
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,845,880$1,765,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,880,307$1,804,269
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,250,367$1,321,984
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,250,367$1,321,984
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,130,674$3,126,253
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,321,984 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,561,836
XI-2 Total expenses$1,499,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,250,367
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,817
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,321,984

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