Urbanity Dance INC

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 2011Arts & CultureEIN 45-2295295Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSurbanitydance.org725 Harrison Ave 100, 02118-2682 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Sep 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Urbanity Dance exists to engage, inspire, and empower individuals and communities through the art of Dance and movement. Through its three south end studios and work in the community, Urbanity is proud to provide high quality Dance experiences to over 10,000 Dance-lovers of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities every year.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers and 53 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $67K a year · 6% 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $252K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$927K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$351K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$982K
FY2022$939K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$882K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$927K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$919K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$927K
Net assets
$351K
FY2024▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$231K
FY2024$351K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

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% · $575K Management & general 25% · $233K Fundraising 13% · $119K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Betsi Graves’s $70K as Director is at the 11th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Graves—$68,123$75,614$62,833$63,200$59,313
Betsi Graves$70,000—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Engages, inspires, and empowers through high-quality dance experiences for all.

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1 program · $575K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The school at urbanity dance offers quality dance training for students of all ages. Faculty, all from diverse cultural and dance backgrounds, strive to support each student in their dance experience. Urbanity's nurturing classroom environment is designed to encourage a generation of lifelong movers and dance enthusiasts.

$575Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$593K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Investment incomeLn 3$861
Money outPt IX
$927K
Ln 25
Programscol B$575K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$351K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$593K
Investment incomeLn 3$861
Other incomeLn 4–11$799
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$927K
Other assetsLn 15$185K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$351K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$961K$927K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$231K$351K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$28K$28K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$449K$323K$43K$83K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$3K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K$304
Office expensesLn 13$20K$12K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$175K$141K$34K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$618$316
InterestLn 20$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$31K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$14K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$927K$575K$233K$119K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $882K$1.0M−$151K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$137K$382K 990 PDF
FY2022 $939K$1.1M−$184K$473K 990 PDF
FY2021 $982K$919K$63K$656K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$73K$593K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,046,802 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $276,816$452,092
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $594,484$593,050
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,074$861
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,020$799
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $882,394$1,046,802
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $620,261$519,569
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$20,686
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $413,408$386,475
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,033,669$926,730
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,275$120,072
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,046,802 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $441 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,575
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,517
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,092
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $593,050$593,050
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $861$861
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,683−$4,683
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,041$5,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $593,050 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,660$1,046,802
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $926,730 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,220 · Management $28,220 · Fundraising $14,110$70,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $322,785 · Management $43,020 · Fundraising $83,214$449,019
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,102$44,102
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,686$20,686
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,991 · Management $9,870$12,861
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,150 · Fundraising $304$13,454
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,953 · Management $7,849$19,802
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $141,387 · Management $33,590$174,977
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,906 · Management $618 · Fundraising $316$3,840
IX-20 InterestManagement $31,786$31,786
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,241 · Management $1,944$33,185
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,894 · Management $1,761$7,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,103 · Management $30,710$44,813
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,630 · Management $233,470 · Fundraising $118,630$926,730
Part X · Balance sheet $1,358,878 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,927$205,705
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,697$7,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $110,161$14,832
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,142$18,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $960,589$927,404
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $178,713$184,937
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,314,229$1,358,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,666$27,017
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $174,416$109,659
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $572,987$654,465
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $280,788$216,293
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,082,857$1,007,434
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $231,372$351,444
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $231,372$351,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,314,229$1,358,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $351,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,046,802
XI-2 Total expenses$926,730
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,072
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$231,372
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$351,444

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