Groundworks Dancetheater

Cleveland, OHUnknown exempt organizationEIN 34-1856594

To promote public awareness of dance theater through the development and presentation of new choreography that encourages collaboration with other art disciplines & stretches the parameters of how and where dance is presented

62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $21K 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
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$110K
-83% vs prior year
Spent
$283K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$110K
FY2025▼ -83%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$807K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$654K
FY2025$110K
Expenses
$283K
FY2025▼ -60%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$482K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$739K
FY2024$707K
FY2025$283K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$452K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $174K Management & general 38% · $108K Fundraising 0% · $245

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice P
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
David Shimotakahara$72,500$56,522—
Beth Rutkowski—$54,150—
David Shimotakahara——$51,626
Beth B Rutkowski——$49,556

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Creates and presents new dance theater, fostering collaboration and expanding performance spaces.

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1 program service account for $174K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Performance at cain park on august 10, 2024 was the final performance and final activity for the company. Other activities consisted of wrap up tasks to cease operations.

$174Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$16K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$283K
Ln 25
Programscol B$174K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$245
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$99
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Total assetsLn 16$210K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$0
Net assetsLn 32$195K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$128K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$39$39
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$23K$39K$245
All other expensesLn 24e$14$14
Total functional expensesLn 25$283K$174K$108K$245

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $110K$283K−$173K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $654K$707K−$53K$195K 990 PDF
FY2023 $492K$739K−$247K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022 $700K$656K$44K$495K 990 PDF
FY2021 $807K$482K$325K$452K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $109,659 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,509
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,450$21,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $99$99
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$625
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,085$5,085
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,634$109,659
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $283,041 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $127,900 · Management $15,850$143,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,982$1,982
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,698 · Management $1,317$11,015
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,774$10,774
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,093$8,093
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $15,375$15,375
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,817$10,817
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,990$3,990
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,993$3,993
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,711$5,711
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,058 · Management $1,029$2,087
IX-20 InterestManagement $39$39
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,028$3,028
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,867 · Management $39,261 · Fundraising $245$62,373
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $14$14
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,322 · Management $108,474 · Fundraising $245$283,041
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $210,387$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,096$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,291$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $210,387$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$109,659
XI-2 Total expenses$283,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$173,382
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,291
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$21,909
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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