Open Space is a creative container for dance and movement where every body is welcomed. From community classes for adults, to professional training at our dance school, come embrace wonder, move freely, and explore your body in a judgment-free zone where curiosity is encouraged and play is the way.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$170K 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
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
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
$170K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$708K
+311% vs prior year
Spent
$680K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$708K
FY2025▲ +311%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$172K
FY2025$708K
Net assets
$19K
FY2025▲ +616%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024−$4K
FY2025$19K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2024.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $514K Management & general 13% · $92K Fundraising 11% · $74K

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; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$74,910Pt VII · Sec A
$51,356Pt VII · Sec A
$43,746Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charlene Hannibal’s $75K as Treasurer is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Open Space is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Portland, OR, formed in 2023.

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3 programs · $340K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The School at Open Space

Classes 7 DAYS/WEEK in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, creative movement and jazz serving 190 children between the ages of 2 and 19. All dancers perform in june for three ticketed productions located at vancouver school of arts and academics.

$194Kprogram expense
02

Open Space Open Classes

Offering an average of 8 CLASSES/WEEK for adults and dancers 14 and over in ballet, jazz, and contemporary. 2 classes are free to the public each week. Classes are generally 90 minutes each.

$104Kprogram expense
03

Open Space Dance

Contracting 6 professional dancers for 23 weeks of rehearsals for four productions annually. Three productions (18 actual performances) occur at our studio theater, which seats 80 people. Not-cracker" runs for 4 shows each december at the newmark theatre seating 800 people.

$42Kprogram 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
$708K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$536K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$680K
Ln 25
Programscol B$514K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$536K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$22K$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$52K
Net assetsLn 32−$4K$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$755$755
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$126K$25K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$58K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$609$443
Other employee benefitsLn 9$504$75$422$7
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$75$75
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$188K$175K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$1K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$108K$86K$14K$8K
TravelLn 17$29K$13K$525$15K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$25K$7K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$680K$514K$92K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $708K$680K$28K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 $172K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2023 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $707,811 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $45,744$169,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,864$536,384
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,407$2,365
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $172,015$707,811
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$755
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$263,791
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$414,980
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$679,526
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $172,015$28,285
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $707,811 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,365 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,062
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $536,384$536,384
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $538,749 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$707,811
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $679,526 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $755$755
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,461 · Management $25,444 · Fundraising $17,834$169,739
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,069 · Management $5,743$63,812
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,486 · Management $609 · Fundraising $443$5,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75 · Management $422 · Fundraising $7$504
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,600 · Management $2,662 · Fundraising $1,936$24,198
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $75$75
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,460$18,460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,968 · Fundraising $12,705$187,673
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,359 · Fundraising $2,883$5,242
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,014 · Management $1,382 · Fundraising $5,079$8,475
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,980$3,980
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,243 · Management $13,786 · Fundraising $8,148$108,177
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,323 · Management $525 · Fundraising $15,353$29,201
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,830$5,830
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,807$5,807
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,189 · Management $7,006 · Fundraising $9,865$42,060
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $513,542 · Management $91,731 · Fundraising $74,253$679,526
Part X · Balance sheet $70,333 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,828$17,211
X-14 Intangible assets$53,122
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,828$70,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,461$1,220
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$50,355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,461$51,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,633$18,758
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,633$18,758
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,828$70,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,758 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$707,811
XI-2 Total expenses$679,526
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,285
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,633
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,894
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,758

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