Dance Service New York City INC EIN 46-0830780

Dance Service New York City INC

EIN  46-0830780 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
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Verified accurate 9/4/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes the practice and performance of dance in metropolitan New York through research, advocacy, and initiatives centered on justice, equity, and inclusion.
Leadership
Vicki Capote · Co-Executive Director · $102K
Money in and out
$2.0M revenue, $2.2M expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Promotes the practice and performance of dance in metropolitan New York through research, advocacy, and initiatives centered on justice, equity, and inclusion. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, and $2.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$184K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -38% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +73% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +41%
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +14%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$394K
FY2024▼ -44%
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$184K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Regranting

DANCE/NYC delivers financial resources to the dance community in its role as a regrantor. Major projects include a dance advancement fund, which supports dance makers with budgets under $250k; a new york city dance rehearsal space subsidy program, which makes affordable dance rehearsal space more widely available; and the creation of a…

$988Kprogram expense
02

Dance.nyc

DANCE/NYC'S website, DANCE.NYC, which launched in 2014, is the "go to" site for dance promotional and management resources and positions the organization for leadership in knowledge-sharing.

$160Kprogram expense
03

Research

DANCE/NYC is committed to effective case-building grounded in action-oriented research to guide strategic and responsive policy, funding development, and management practices in the metropolitan new york city area.

$58Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDance Service New York City INC
EINHdr · item D46-0830780
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dance.nyc
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A26)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$101,866Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$94,981Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$94,196Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vicki Capote’s $102K as Co-Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Alejandra Duque$141,048$125,041$112,975$107,192
Milena Luna$101,903$8,841
Vicki Capote$101,866
Sara Roer$94,981
Candace Thompson-Zachery$94,196

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$1.9M · 97%
Program service revenue$30K · 2%
Other revenue$26K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$1.9M
Program service revenue2%$30K
Other revenue1%$26K
Investment income$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$204K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.09
Program services75%$1.6M
Management & general17%$356K
Fundraising9%$188K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$394K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses/yr $2.2M
9.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $2.2M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $356K · Total expenses $2.2M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $188K · Total expenses $2.2M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $154K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.4M
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.9M · Total revenue $2.0M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $204K · Total revenue $2.0M
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $30K · Total revenue $2.0M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $2.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $30K · Total expenses $2.2M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.0M · Prior year $1.4M
+41%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.7M · FY2024 $2.0M
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.0M · Expenses $2.2M
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.3M · Total assets $2.6M
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vicki Capote · Reported title CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $102K · Total expenses $2.2M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $943K · Total expenses $2.2M
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 41%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$100K
Tides CenterFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$630K
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Grants paid · 249 grants · $8.3M · 2019–2024
Unique Projects INCNY · FY2024$136,738
Brooklyn Arts Exchange INCNY · FY2024$43,716
Layerhythm Productions INCNY · FY2024$40,640
Pony Box Dance TheaterCA · FY2024$40,440
Exit 12 Dance Company INCNY · FY2024$39,640
Dancers UnlimitedNJ · FY2024$34,292
Culture Push INCNY · FY2024$24,594
New York Live Arts INCNY · FY2024$23,000
Jiva Performing ArtsNY · FY2024$22,646
Tabula Rasa Dance TheaterFY2024$19,866
Iland INCNY · FY2024$16,528
La Donna Dance INCNY · FY2024$14,012
See all 249 grants →

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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)$2.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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