Dance Wisconsin INC

Tax-deductible

Madison, WI501(c)(3)Since 1998Arts & CultureEIN 39-1961066

Promote & foster the education and performance of the arts (dance), with special consideration for the disadvantaged.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$7K 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 97% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$789
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$170K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$183K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$170K
FY2025▼ -1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$67K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$172K
FY2025$170K
Expenses
$183K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$47K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$177K
FY2025$183K
Net assets
$11K
FY2025▼ -53%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$19K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$23K
FY2025$11K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $182K Management & general 0% · $819

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $7K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$4,400Pt VII · Sec A
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Financial of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jo Jean Retrum’s $4K as Director is at the 3rd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jo Jean Retrum$4,400$5,200$4,000$4,800$4,000$1,304
Katharine Batterman$3,000$1,950$1,500$1,800$1,400—
Chelsey Bradley—————$900

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

Supports dance education and performance, especially for those in need.

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1 program service account for $182K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Dance in schools, scholarships & grants for training especially for the disadvantaged. Transportation and performance tickets for children in schools and public dance competition and performances.

$182Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $11K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,722
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,466

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$170K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$183K
Ln 25
Programscol B$182K
Managementcol C$819
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$789
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$170K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$838
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$789
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$23K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$866$838
Total assetsLn 16$24K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$520$789
Net assetsLn 32$23K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$819$819
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28$28
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$96K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$183K$182K$819$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $172K$177K−$5K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $167K$151K$16K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $144K$158K−$14K$12K 990 PDF
FY2022 $135K$132K$3K$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 $67K$47K$21K$19K 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 $170,239 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,806
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $120,094$120,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33$33
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$6,306
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,127$170,239
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $182,606 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,722$5,722
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,295$31,295
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,991$2,991
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $819$819
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,499$12,499
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,014$1,014
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,800$7,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,119$2,119
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,464$14,464
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28$28
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,635$2,635
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,992$95,992
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,228$5,228
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,787 · Management $819 · Fundraising $0$182,606
Part X · Balance sheet $11,900 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,590$11,062
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $866$838
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,998$11,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $520$789
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $520$789
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,478$11,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,478$11,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,998$11,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$170,239
XI-2 Total expenses$182,606
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,367
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,111

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