Focus Dance Corporation

Tax-deductible

Lake Mary, FL501(c)(3)Since 2011Arts & CultureEIN 45-1495218

To provide financial assistance to dance students from low income families for entry fees, costumes, dance performance and related travel expenses and training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$301K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$299K
FY2024▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$271K
FY2024$299K
Expenses
$301K
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$222K
FY2024$256K
FY2024$301K
Net assets
$20K
FY2024▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$10K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$18K
FY2024$20K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2012.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $252K Management & general 16% · $49K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$9,805Pt VII · Sec A
$5,020Pt VII · Sec A
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Smith’s $10K as Secretary is at the 7th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jessica Smith$9,805$5,893$6,795$11,264$5,875
Jenny Strickland-Smith$5,020————
Nicole Clevinger$3,000————

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

Programs and updates

Helps low-income dance students pay for fees, costumes, travel, and training.

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3 program services account for $252K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Dance competition entry fees

$131Kprogram expense
02

Costumes & dance training

$115Kprogram expense
03

Performance related travel & transportation expenses

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$299K
Money outPt IX
$301K
Ln 25
Programscol B$252K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$299K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Other assetsLn 15$412
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$24K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$18K$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$252K$252K
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K$252K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $271K$256K$15K$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $212K$222K−$10K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$10K 990 PDF
FY2021 $111K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $167K$39K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $299,300 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,242
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$293,058
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$299,300
VIII-12 Total revenue$299,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $300,623 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,807$1,807
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $15,431$15,431
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,584$6,584
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,081$8,081
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $14,844$14,844
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,977$1,977
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,899$251,899
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,899 · Management $48,724 · Fundraising $0$300,623
Part X · Balance sheet $23,272 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,233$22,860
X-15 Other assets$412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,233$23,272
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,363$3,294
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,363$3,294
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,870$19,978
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,870$19,978
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,233$23,272
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,978 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,300
XI-2 Total expenses$300,623
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,870
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,431
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,978

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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