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Dancing Grounds EIN 45-5084235

Dancing Grounds FY2022 filing

EIN  45-5084235 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New Orleans, LA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers inclusive dance programs for all ages, fostering leadership, wellness, and social justice in New Orleans.
Leadership
Laura Stein · Executive Director · $67K
Money in and out
$833K revenue, $654K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency

Offers inclusive dance programs for all ages, fostering leadership, wellness, and social justice in New Orleans. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $833K in revenue, $654K in expenses, and $382K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$833K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$654K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$382K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $179K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$833K
FY2022▲ +83%
Expenses
$654K
FY2022▲ +26%
Total assets
$389K
FY2022▲ +77%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2022▼ -93%
Total revenue
$833K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$654K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$382K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$179K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$389K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

4 program services account for $935K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Youth Development Dancing Grounds provides Saturday and summer programming to over 500 New Orleans youth annually. Programs include Dancing Grounds Youth companies, summer camp, Dance for Social Change festival and teen leadership program.

$377Kprogram expense
02

Youth Development

Dancing Grounds provides Saturday and summer programming to over 500 New Orleans youth annually. Programs include Dancing Grounds Youth companies, summer camp, Dance for Social Change festival and teen leadership program.

$340Kprogram expense
03

Adult Education Dancing Grounds creates warm and welcoming space for adults of all ages, backgrounds and ability levels to move and express themselves. We serve over 1,000 adults per year with 20 weekly classes at our studio and satellite locations across the city.

$126Kprogram expense
04

Adult Education

Dancing Grounds creates warm and welcoming space for adults of all ages, backgrounds and ability levels to move and express themselves. We serve over 1,000 adults per year with 20 weekly classes at our studio and satellite locations across the city.

$92Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDancing Grounds
EINHdr · item D45-5084235
Principal addressHdr · item CNew Orleans, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Laura Stein
Executive Director
$67,158Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bryan Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tiye Jones
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Olivia Mumford
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Candi Dugas’s $40K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Laura Stein—$67,158
Candi Dugas$39,553—

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$733K · 88%
Program service revenue$95K · 11%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants88%$733K
Program service revenue11%$95K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$29
— government grantsLn 1e$230K
Total revenueLn 12$833K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.09
Program services77%$503K
Management & general25%$166K
Fundraising9%$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$382K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $260K · Operating expenses/yr $654K
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $432K · Total expenses $654K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $166K · Total expenses $654K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $56K · Total expenses $654K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $438K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $733K · Total revenue $833K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants $230K · Total revenue $833K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $95K · Total revenue $833K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $29 · Total revenue $833K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $95K · Total expenses $654K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $833K · Prior year $455K
+83%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $382K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $833K · Expenses $654K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $389K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $382K · Total assets $389K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $389K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laura Stein · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $654K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $444K · Total expenses $654K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 25%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth 83%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Kresge FoundationFY2024$100K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$100K
South Arts INCFY2024$93K
United Way of Southeast LouisianaFY2024$40K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCFY2024$25K
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation of AmericaFY2024$24K
Arts Council of New OrleansFY2024$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$448K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$835K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$833K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$455K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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