Stem from Dance empowers girls of color with the skills, experiences, and confidence to pursue careers in Stem - all through the power of Dance

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $587K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$963K
Spent
$491K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$684K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$963K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$963K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$491K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$788K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$684K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$684K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $318K Management & general 19% · $92K Fundraising 16% · $81K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yamilee Toussaint’s $210K as CEO and Founder is at the 86th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yamilee Toussaint$210,000$165,000$158,021———
Yamilee Toussaint Beach———$131,500$112,500—
Yamilee Beach—————$100,000

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

Empowers girls of color in STEM through dance education and experiences.

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1 program · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Stem from dance provides in-school programs that promote science, technology, engineering, and math through dance for girls of color.

$318Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$963K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$902K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Money outPt IX
$491K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$684K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$902K
Government grantsLn 1e$156K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Total revenueLn 12$963K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$541K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$684K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K$541K
Total assetsLn 16$221K$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$212K$684K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$70K$15K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$169K$36K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$6K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$22K$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$11K$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$294$147$147
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$33K$23K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$491K$318K$92K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$3.0M−$312K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.3M$2.5M$2.8M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.1M−$122K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.3M$246K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$788K$401K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $963K$491K$472K$684K 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 $963,213 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $302,770$902,164
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,070$61,049
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $788$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $348,628$963,213
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $259,150$381,751
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,177$109,160
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $315,327$490,911
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,301$472,302
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $963,213 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$156,399
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$745,765
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$902,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $61,049$61,049
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $61,049$963,213
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,911 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,000 · Management $15,000 · Fundraising $15,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $169,063 · Management $36,228 · Fundraising $36,228$241,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,487 · Management $1,390 · Fundraising $1,390$9,267
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,675 · Management $4,645 · Fundraising $4,645$30,965
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,843 · Management $1,843$3,686
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,025 · Management $6,083 · Fundraising $5,513$22,621
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,284$4,284
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,777$4,777
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $147 · Management $147$294
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,239 · Management $22,530 · Fundraising $17,729$73,498
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $318,256 · Management $92,150 · Fundraising $80,505$490,911
Part X · Balance sheet $685,427 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,210$541,170
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$144,257
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,210$685,427
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,571$1,486
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,571$1,486
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $211,639$683,941
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $211,639$683,941
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,210$685,427
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $683,941 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$963,213
XI-2 Total expenses$490,911
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$472,302
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$211,639
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$683,941

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