Urbanity Dance INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-2295295)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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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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3 programs · $683K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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.

$503Kprogram expense

02

Urbanity dance's professional company aspires to push the limits of contemporary dance technique, inspiring audiences with its cutting-edge artistry and startling unpredictability. The company is dedicated to providing provocative, visually arresting and musically stimulating performances for diverse audiences of all ages.

$133Kprogram expense

03

Urbanity's commitment to its community spans a range of partnerships with community collaborators through its three flagship programs: urbanity in the community, dance with parkinson's, and movement mends. These programs use dance and movement to foster bodily autonomy and encourage creative expression in its participants.

$47Kprogram expense

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From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$125K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$25K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$25K

Analog Devices FoundationFY2024$14K

The Granville Foundation 7522-Xxxxxx00192FY2024$10K

Castle Square Tenants Organization 2020 Charitable TrustFY2024$10K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$8K

Boston Foundation INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$252K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$982K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$593K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K

Other incomeLn 4–11$44K

Money outPt IX

$919K

Ln 25

Programscol B$683K

Managementcol C$172K

Fundraisingcol D$64K

Owns and owesPt X

$656K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$789K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$593K

Government grantsLn 1e$394K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$46K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K

Other incomeLn 4–11$44K

Total revenueLn 12$982K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$114K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$114K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M

Other assetsLn 15$12K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$789K

Net assetsLn 32$656K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 553

VolunteersI 665

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$145K	$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.1M	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$1.3M	$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$718K	$789K
Net assetsLn 32	$593K	$656K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$63K	$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$451K	$333K	$77K	$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$794	$612	$119	$63
Payroll taxesLn 10	$56K	$43K	$8K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K	$1K	$9K	$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$45K	$4K	$36K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$9K	$9K
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$9K	$2K	$119
Information technologyLn 14	$26K	$23K	$479	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$117K	$111K	$4K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K	$71
InterestLn 20	$25K		$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$43K	$41K	$1K	$867
InsuranceLn 23	$7K		$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$50K	$42K	$2K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$919K	$683K	$172K	$64K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.0M	$927K	$120K	$351K	990 PDF
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 Viewing	$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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $981,889 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $446,392$592,502

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $824,325$344,889

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,839$44,498

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,291,556$981,889

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 $803,403$570,667

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $414,881$348,434

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,218,284$919,101

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,272$62,788

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

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 $981,889 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$46,351

VIII-1e Government grants$394,452

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,699

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$592,502

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $344,889$344,889

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $44,498$44,498

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $344,889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,498$981,889

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $919,101 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,904$62,904

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $333,057 · Management $77,136 · Fundraising $41,138$451,331

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $612 · Management $119 · Fundraising $63$794

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,842 · Management $8,346 · Fundraising $4,450$55,638

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,116 · Management $8,920 · Fundraising $1,219$11,255

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,484 · Management $35,909 · Fundraising $4,901$45,294

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,256$9,256

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,365 · Management $2,381 · Fundraising $119$11,865

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,707 · Management $479 · Fundraising $3,027$26,213

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,372 · Management $3,517 · Fundraising $2,346$117,235

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,192 · Management $71$2,263

IX-20 InterestManagement $24,740$24,740

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,160 · Management $1,300 · Fundraising $867$43,327

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,486$7,486

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,782 · Management $1,652 · Fundraising $6,066$49,500

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $682,849 · Management $172,056 · Fundraising $64,196$919,101

Part X · Balance sheet $1,445,137 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,409$114,118

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,904$234,479

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,059$7,981

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,110,207$1,076,576

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,983$11,983

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,311,562$1,445,137

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,155$49,164

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,389$112,679

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $642,440$627,168

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,240$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $718,224$789,011

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $587,838$656,126

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,500$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $593,338$656,126

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,311,562$1,445,137

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $656,126 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$981,889

XI-2 Total expenses$919,101

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,788

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$593,338

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$656,126

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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