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.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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FY2023 · 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 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
$26K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +30%
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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
$2.1M
FY2023▲ +65%
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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
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -9%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.4M Management & general 14% · $301K Fundraising 18% · $388K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO and Founder
$158,021Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Stem from dance provides community-centered, project-based programs to schools and community organizations across the us that are looking to provide learning opportunities for girls of color.

$1.4Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$242K
Investment incomeLn 3$226
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$301K
Fundraisingcol D$388K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$915K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$242K
Investment incomeLn 3$226
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$915K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$915K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 65
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$915K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$114K$17K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$932K$671K$103K$159K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$63K$10K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$66K$10K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$58K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$49K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$64K$64K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$635K$319K$146K$170K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.4M$301K$388K

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 Viewing $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 $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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,986,094 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,392,602$1,743,943
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,903$241,925
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $336$226
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,524,841$1,986,094
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 $916,481$1,269,735
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $362,053$838,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,278,534$2,108,290
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $246,307−$122,196
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,986,094 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$145,837
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,598,106
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,743,943
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $241,925$241,925
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $226$226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $242,151$1,986,094
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,108,290 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,775 · Management $17,382 · Fundraising $26,864$158,021
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $671,300 · Management $102,560 · Fundraising $158,501$932,361
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,007 · Management $9,626 · Fundraising $14,878$87,511
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,126 · Management $10,103 · Fundraising $15,613$91,842
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,519$9,519
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,117 · Management $6,457$64,574
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,924 · Management $5,756 · Fundraising $2,878$57,558
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,069$64,069
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,957$2,957
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,039$5,039
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $319,272 · Management $145,919 · Fundraising $169,648$634,839
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,419,148 · Management $300,760 · Fundraising $388,382$2,108,290
Part X · Balance sheet $1,234,989 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,008,119$914,648
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $220,005$314,441
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,457$3,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,329$2,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,352,881$1,234,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,061$26,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,061$26,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,053,342$1,118,342
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $277,478$90,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,330,820$1,208,622
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,352,881$1,234,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,208,622 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,986,094
XI-2 Total expenses$2,108,290
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$122,196
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,330,820
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,208,622

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